BENJAMIN

CABRERA
Prepared by:
ANA LICCA C. DAYAO
HIS LIFE
 A doctor from the Philippines whose
important contributions to the study
of parasitology and its effect on
public health have saved countless
lives.
 Dr. Cabrera was quite prolific and
published more than a hundred
studies that on medical parasitology
and public health.
 11 years after he graduated with his
Master’s degree, he conducted the very
first study that focused on simian
malaria.
 His work were all significant but one
stood out above the rest and it was about
the study he conducted on filariasis,
which is an infectious and parasitic
tropical disease that is brought about by
infestations of thread-like nematode
worms that belong to the Filariodea
family.
FILARIASIS
 Became a doctor in 1945 after
earning his degree at the
university of the Philippines.
 In 1950, he completed his studies
at Tulane University to finish his
studies in medicine.
 He has written more than one
hundred different studies on how
parasites impact the public.
 He is also known for his
contributions in controlling
ascariasis, a disease caused by
another infectious roundworm,
Ascaris Lumbricoides.
 Ascariasis was particularly
worrisome due to the fact that 85%
of cases exhibit no symptoms,
meaning the infected individual does
not seek treatment and can continue
to spread the worm’s egg.
ASCARIASIS
 Ascaris worms are particularly
troublesome as they burrow through the
gut wall until they reach the lungs, where
they take the root in the alveoli.
 The ascaris worms are spread through
infected soil, and Cabrera’s work sought
to reduce the number of infections
through contaminated soil.
 Cabrera’s work has been important in
understanding how these parasites are
spread, as well as how to treat and
prevent resulting infections from the
parasites.
SIGNIFICANCE OF HIS WORKS
 His works and innovations were considered
innovative and ground-breaking.
 He really changed the way people lived and
the quality of their lives.
 His findings gave the people and government a
fighting chance to defend themselves against
the many parasites that plagues them.
 His studies and breakthroughs weren’t just
important to the Filipino people since they
were used in other tropical and agricultural
countries as well.
THANK YOU!