Dr. Walter Reed and his associates are credited with the eradication of Yellow Fever in Panama.
William C. Gorgas was the medical officer who helped to eliminate yellow fever in Panama by establishing different types of programs like the fumigation of mosquito infested areas. Another one of his sanitary programs was the drainage of swamps that were breeding areas for disease-carry mosquitoes. When he implemented these programs, he was a sanitary officer working on the Panama Canal project during the early years of the 20th century.
how did yellow fever play a role in the Panama Canal
Malaria and Yellow Fever killed most workers.
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Yellow fever & malaria.
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Walter Reed figured out what caused yellow fever so they got rid of yellow fever and restarted construction on the Panama Canal.
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yellow fever was killing people. possible workers for 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.
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