Walter Reed and the Yellow Fever Breakthrough
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Walter Reed and the Yellow Fever Breakthrough

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What did U.S. Army Major Walter Reed present to the American Public Health Association?

  • Theory that unsanitary conditions fostered the disease
  • Theory that yellow fever was caused by contaminated water
  • Theory that direct contact with an infected person spread yellow fever
  • Theory that mosquitoes were responsible for the transmission of yellow fever (correct)

    • Who died from yellow fever one month before the theory about mosquitoes was presented?

  • A member of the American Public Health Association
  • Jesse Lazear (correct)
  • A member of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Board
  • Walter Reed

    • What did Walter Reed name the testing area in honor of his late colleague?

  • Camp Lazear (correct)
  • Lazear Base
  • Camp Reed
  • Reed Quarantine Area

    • What was the crucial question in the late 19th century regarding yellow fever?

    <p>How is the disease spread?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did many people believe caused the disease of yellow fever?

    <p>Unsanitary conditions/Contamination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who presented the theory that mosquitoes were responsible for the transmission of yellow fever to the American Public Health Association?

    <p>Walter Reed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Walter Reed present the theory about the transmission of yellow fever?

    <p>Indianapolis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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