| Date | 1701 |
| Author | Rivinus |
| Contribution | Wrote that most diseases were caused by mites and minute worms (pathologia animata). |
| Reference | Garrison |
| Notes | Augustus Quirinus Rivinus also developed some kind of "antitoxic" therapy. |
| Category | Causation |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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