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malaria.
During the building of the Panama Canal, workers had to go through attacks of mosquitoes and malaria.
Yellow fever & malaria.
Malaria
Swampy land full of Malaria cryying mosqitoes.♥
he reduced the yellow fever and malaria that killed many workers building the canal.
Mostly fighting Mosquitoes which resulted in many suffering and dieing from Malaria
Female Mosquitoes
how did yellow fever play a role in the Panama Canal
There was very poor sanitation causing many workers to die of Malaria and Yellow Fever.
most people associate the anophele mosquito with malaria during the building of the panama canal and then the allied forces in the south pacific during WWII
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.