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In 1881 Dr. Carlos Finlay of Cuba first proposed that Yellow Fever is transmitted by mosquitoes. 20 years later, Dr. Walter Reed led a US Army team of doctors who confirmed Dr. Finlay's theory. It was the first human virus ever discovered, and the first disease known to be spread by mosquitoes.

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