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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.
Apr 30, 2024 · Jesse William Lazear 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. Lazear received his medical degree (1892) from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University.
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Aug 28, 2013 · Jesse William Lazear was born in Baltimore in 1866. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Johns Hopkins University in 1889, followed by an MD from Columbia in 1892. Returning to Hopkins after further study in Europe, he was appointed bacteriologist in the School of Medicine.
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Sep 25, 2017 · If you're studying deadly hemorrhagic fevers, the last thing you want to do is test your hypothesis on yourself -- but that actually was the last thing epidemiologist Jesse William Lazear...
The Great Fever | Article. 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...
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A doctor named Jesse William Lazear recognized that the mosquitoes that bit the last two men had been older than the others. Dr. Dr. Lazear proved that mosquitoes did carry yellow fever.
The collection includes copies of Lazear’s academic records and degrees, army records, photographs, some research data on mosquito inoculation (1882-1900), as well as journal articles, tributes, memorials and other dedications to Lazear written after his death (1900-1970).
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