'''Ibn Sina''' was a [[Muslim]] [[physician]] who lived from AD 980 to 1037. He wrote [[Canon of the Medicine]], a book describing infectious [[disease]]s.
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'''Ibn Sina''' was a [[Muslim]] [[physician]] who lived from AD 980 to 1037. He wrote [[Canon of the Medicine]], a book describing infectious [[disease]]s and ''The Book of Healing''. A prolific [[Persian]] writer, he was particularly fascinated by [[Aristotle]].