Alexandre Yersin
Alexandre Yersin (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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European
español,
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français,
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português do Brasil,
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polski) was a Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist. He is best known for his discovery of the bacterium responsible for the bubonic plague or the Black Death, which was later named in his honor as Yersinia pestis.
Etymology
The genus Yersinia was named after Alexandre Yersin. The specific epithet pestis is derived from the Latin word for "plague".
Biography
Alexandre Yersin was born on September 22, 1863, in Aubonne, Switzerland. He studied medicine at the University of Marburg, Germany, and later at the University of Paris, France. In 1888, he joined the Institut Pasteur in Paris, where he worked under the guidance of renowned bacteriologist Émile Roux.
In 1894, during an outbreak of the bubonic plague in Hong Kong, Yersin isolated a bacterium that he identified as the cause of the disease. This bacterium was later named Yersinia pestis in his honor.
Contributions to Medicine
Yersin's discovery of Yersinia pestis has had a significant impact on medicine. His work led to the development of a vaccine for the bubonic plague, which has saved countless lives. In addition to his work on the plague, Yersin also made significant contributions to the study of diphtheria and tuberculosis.
Legacy
Yersin's work continues to influence the field of bacteriology today. His discovery of Yersinia pestis has led to a better understanding of the bubonic plague and has helped in the development of effective treatments for the disease.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Alexandre Yersin
- Wikipedia's article - Alexandre Yersin
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski