Walter Reed was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban-American doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact. This insight gave impetus to the new fields of epidemiology and biomedicine, and allowed the resumption and completion of work on the Panama Canal.
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The United States Army commission led by Walter Reed confirmed the mosquito transmission theory experimentally in 1900 and 1901.
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Walter Reed proved mosquito transmission of yellow fever.
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Walter Reed was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban-American doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact. This insight gave impetus to the new fields of epidemiology and biomedicine, and most immediately allowed the resumption and completion of work on the Panama Canal (1904-1914) by the United States.
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Born: 1851-09-13
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Born: 1851-09-13
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Died: 1902-11-22
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Died: 1902-11-22
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How was yellow fever shown to spread by mosquitoes rather than by direct contact?
Walter Reed's 1901 Army team confirmed Carlos Finlay's theory that a mosquito species, not direct contact, transmits yellow fever.
In 1901 Walter Reed, a U.S. Army physician, led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban-American doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact between people. The finding gave impetus to the new fields of epidemiology and biomedicine and allowed the resumption and completion of work on the Panama Canal.
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