Walter Reed
Walter Reed was an American army physician (1851–1902) who led research proving that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes, not direct contact—a discovery that enabled control of the disease and made possible the construction of the Panama Canal.
His name lives on in Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the military hospital in Washington, D.C.
- Alexander FlemingPenicillin's discoverer
- PanamaIsthmus nation with waterway
- CubaCaribbean island country
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
- tropical diseaseIllness prevalent in hot, humid regions
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- Medical FiguresHippocrates, Galen, Avicenna, Jenner, Jonas Salk
- Medical InstitutionsJohns Hopkins Hospital, Mount Sinai, Mayo Clinic, university hospitals, teaching hospitals
- military medicinecombat medics, combat medic, field hospitals, army surgeon, combat medicine
- US Medical Historypolio vaccine, Jonas Salk, Salk vaccine, Clara Barton, Mayo Clinic
- Government HospitalsVA hospital, military hospital, naval hospital, veterans hospital, VA clinic
- Yellow Feveryellow fever, jaundice, mosquito-borne disease, black vomit, liver failure