how did yellow fever play a role in the Panama Canal
Dr. Walter Reed and his associates are credited with the eradication of Yellow Fever in Panama.
Malaria and Yellow Fever killed most workers.
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Yellow fever & malaria.
yellow fever
Dr Gorgas.
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.
Yellow Fever