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Taming mankind's ancient foes: despite inherent dangers and entrenched opposition, a handful of men tracked down the sources of yellow fever and malaria, and devised methods to combat their spread.(HISTORY--MEDICAL HEROES)
Disaster was bearing down on them. Of this Major William Gorgas was certain. It could be a few scant months away, but more likely only weeks. Perhaps they had only days. It was 1904, and Panama was bustling with excitement and activity as work on "The Big Ditch" was about to begin. A canal through the Isthmus of Panama, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, was a colossal undertaking. If successful, it would revolutionize global travel, communication, and commerce. Could the Americans succeed where the earlier French effort, led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the celebrated builder of the Suez Canal, had failed so miserably?
The eyes of the world were on Panama. The ...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Smith, Diane October 5, 1999 700+ words
...by mismanagement and yellow fever, Americans took up the...stating, ``Jobs in Canal Zone.'' ``He told me...hospital where malaria, yellow fever and other diseases were...father worked in the Canal Zone as a paymaster. But...
- Yellow Fever Acquired in Amazonas, Brazil.(Report)
- Magazine article from: Infectious Disease Alert July 1, 2002 700+ words
Yellow Fever Acquired in Amazonas, Brazil Abstracts...returning from Amazonas, Brazil, died from yellow fever. Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fatal yellow fever in a traveler returning from Amazonas, Brazil...
- Yellow Fever Acquired in Amazonas, Brazil.
- Newspaper article from: Travel Medicine Advisor June 1, 2002 700+ words
Yellow Fever Acquired in Amazonas, Brazil Abstracts & Commentary...traveler returning from Amazonas, Brazil, dies from yellow fever, which illustrates the importance of the yellow fever immunization in travelers going to endemic areas...
- Yellow Fever
- Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. Carson-DeWitt, Rosalyn; Frey, Rebecca January 1, 2006 700+ words
Yellow Fever Definition Yellow fever, which is also known as sylvatic fever and viral hemorrhagic...centuries through trading ships. The flavivirus that causes yellow fever was first identified in 1928 and the first vaccine against the...
- Yellow Fever Vaccine.
- Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases Arya, Subhash C. Monath, T.P. Giesberg, J.A. Fierros, E.G. May 1, 1999 700+ words
...existing facilities for distribution of yellow fever vaccines in the United States and pointed...care providers be allowed to dispense yellow fever vaccination merits serious consideration...Nigeria, systematic investigation of yellow fever vaccine distribution and transportation...
- Jungle Yellow Fever, Rio de Janeiro.(Brazil)(Statistical Data Included)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases Filippis, Ana M.B. Schatzmayr, Hermann G. Nicolai, Cecilia Baran, Mary Miagostovich, Marize P. Sequeira, Patricia C. Nogueira, Rita M.R. May 1, 2001 700+ words
To the Editor: Yellow fever control in Brazil through vaccination...1937. However, cases of jungle yellow fever still occur despite the existence...1980 to 1998, 376 cases of jungle yellow fever were laboratory confirmed (by virus...
- Fatal Yellow Fever in a U.S. Traveler to Venezuela.
- Magazine article from: Infectious Disease Alert May 1, 2000 700+ words
Fatal Yellow Fever in a U.S. Traveler to Venezuela Abstract...Synopsis: An unvaccinated traveler acquired fatal yellow fever in the Venezuelan Amazon region. Source: CDC. Fatal yellow fever in a traveler returning from Venezuela, 1999...
- Yellow Fever Vaccination.(Report)
- Magazine article from: Infectious Disease Alert December 1, 2002 700+ words
Yellow Fever Vaccination Special Report The current recommendations for yellow fever vaccination are summarized. Sources: CDC. Adverse events associated with 17D-derived yellow fever vaccinationUnited States, 2001-2002. MMWR...
Source: HighBeam Research, Taming mankind's ancient foes: despite inherent dangers and...