In whatever disease sleep is laborious, it is a deadly symptom; but if sleep does good, it is not deadly. - Hippocrates

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In whatever disease sleep is laborious, it is a deadly symptom; but if sleep does good, it is not deadly.

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Hippocrates (Ἱπποκράτης) of Kos (c. 460 BC - 377 BC) was an ancient Greek physician who is referred to as the "father of medicine".

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Native Name: Ἱπποκράτης
Alternative Names: Hippokrates Hippokrates of Kos Hippocrates of Cos Hippocrates II
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The selflessness and dedication shown by many Greek doctors can be seen not only in such works as the Epidemics, but also in, for example, Thucydides’ account of the plague at Athens (II, 47ff.) – where he notes the high incidence of mortality from the disease among the doctors who attempted to treat it.

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