Biography

Garfield Augusto Perry de Almeida, Brazilian sanitarist (Rio de Janeiro 02 March 1883 – Rio de Janeiro 01 July 1942)

Proposed desensitization method for sera (1913) independently of French/Ukraininan A. Besredka

Developed a balneo-therapeutic method

Eponym of Garfield de Almeida sign (reddish points on posterior wall of pharynx in measles)