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May 16, 2024 · Carlos Juan Finlay (1833 - 1915) ... Physician, Major, U.S.Army Medical Corps, Cuba. Congressional gold medal recipient (born April 7, 1868 and died November 14, 1914)
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- 2008
May 6, 2024 · In 1881 Cuban epidemiologist Carlos Juan Finlay suggested that yellow fever was caused by an infectious agent transmitted by a mosquito now known as Aedes aegypti. In his investigation of Finlay’s theory, U.S. Army pathologist and bacteriologist Major Walter Reed demonstrated in 1900 the transmission of yellow fever from one human to another ...
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May 17, 2024 · Carlos Juan Finlay was born on December 3, 1833, in Camagüey, Cuba, to a family with diverse cultural influences—his father was a Scottish physician, and his mother was French. Finlay’s early education in France and Germany set the stage for a life dedicated to scientific inquiry.
May 18, 2024 · The closure will come into effect on May 21. After the arrival of Castroism to power, the hospital center -renamed as Central Military Hospital Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay Barrés- began to provide assistance primarily to members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) and the Ministry of the Interior (MININT), although it has always dedicated part of its service to civilians.
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May 18, 2024 · Saturday, May 18, 2024 by Mia Dominguez. The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) of Cuba announced on Saturday the closure of several facilities at the Carlos J. Finlay Central Military Hospital in Havana, effective May 21. Although the announcement did not specify the exact reason for the closure, it referenced the "approved ...
May 22, 2024 · Cuba: Cuba observes Doctors' Day on December 3rd, commemorating the birth of Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay, a pioneer in the field of epidemiology. Dr. Finlay is credited with discovering that mosquitoes are the carriers of yellow fever, significantly advancing medical science.
May 18, 2024 · Hospital Militar Central “Dr. Carlos J. Finlay”, de La Habana Según información oficial de su sitio web, el hospital se fundó el 4 de septiembre de 1943. El objetivo era brindar atención médica a militares del Ejército Constitucional de Cuba y a sus familiares.
