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How did yellow fever play a role in the building of the Panama canal?
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoYELLOW FEVER KILED LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THE Panama Canal. MRS. PILKINGTON ROCKS...!!! ;)
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∙ 13y agohow did yellow fever play a role in the panama canal
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∙ 9y agothey had to build ridges in the locks to keep the yellow fever out
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∙ 8y agoQuinine
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What problems were there building the Panama Canal?
Yellow fever & malaria.
How did the finding yellow fever in Cuba affect the building of the Panamal Canal?
yellow fever was killing people. possible workers for the panama canal
Why was building they panama canal so dangerous?
It was dangerous because of yellow fever and malarial mosquitoes.
What dangers did the workers face during building the Panama Canal?
There were normal dangers of construction. They had heavy machinery moving about, the danger of large mud and dirt slides caving in on them. One big difficulty was malaria. Many workers died of yellow fever.
What colonel William gorges did that may have made him the real hero in the building of Panama Canal?
he reduced the yellow fever and malaria that killed many workers building the canal.
What did the yellow fever do in the biulding of the panama canal?
killed people
Which was the biggest problem in completing the Panama Canal?
yellow fever
Why was Walter Reed important to the completion of the panama canal?
Walter Reed figured out what caused yellow fever so they got rid of yellow fever and restarted construction on the Panama Canal.
What were Reasons for the failure of building the panama canal?
There was very poor sanitation causing many workers to die of Malaria and Yellow Fever.
How do they treat malaria and yellow fever in the panama canal today?
They treat panama can A l bad
What were the two problems that the original panama canal builders ran into?
Yellow Fever
Did yellow fever make people die during the panama canal?
yes
