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  1. Jesse William Lazear (May 2, 1866 – September 25, 1900) was an American physician, best known for deliberately allowing a mosquito to bite him to prove it was how yellow fever was transmitted. His hypothesis was correct and he died 17 days after the transmission.

  2. Apr 30, 2024 · Jesse William Lazear (born May 2, 1866, Baltimore county, Md., U.S.—died Sept. 26, 1900, Quemados, Cuba) was an American physician and member of the commission that proved that the infectious agent of yellow fever is transmitted by a mosquito, later known as Aëdes aegypti.

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  3. Jesse Lazear (1866-1900) When Jesse Lazear died from yellow fever, he left a wife, a newborn child, and an infant. He also left a lasting contribution to the scientific understanding of the...

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  5. Sep 25, 2017 · Jesse William Lazear. National Library of Medicine. If you're studying deadly hemorrhagic fevers, the last thing you want to do is test your hypothesis on yourself -- but that actually was...

  6. Aug 28, 2013 · Jesse Lazear was a Johns Hopkins alumnus and bacteriologist who died of yellow fever while researching mosquito transmission. He was a pioneer in the fight against tropical diseases and a martyr in the cause of medical science.

  7. A doctor named Jesse William Lazear recognized that the mosquitoes that bit the last two men had been older than the others. Dr. Lazear proved that mosquitoes did carry yellow fever. Dr. Lazear himself was also bitten. No one is sure how it happened. He said it happened accidentally as he treated others.

  8. A collection of documents and photos related to Jesse Lazear, a Johns Hopkins physician and a member of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba. Learn about his life, research, death and legacy from this online archive.

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