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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.

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   • Born: 2 May 1866, Baltimore

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Jesse-William-LazearJesse William Lazear | Yellow Fever, Cuba & Research

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   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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4. www.pbs.org › features › fever-jesse-lazearJesse Lazear (1866-1900) | American Experience | PBS

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   ' 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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   Who was Jesse William Lazear?

   • 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.

   Jesse William Lazear | Yellow Fever, Cuba & Research

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   What happened to Jesse Lazear when he died?

   • 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 disease. Born in Baltimore County in 1866, Lazear graduated from the city's Johns Hopkins University in 1889. Three years later, he earned his M.D. from Columbia University in New York.

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   Did Jesse William Lazear study hemorrhagic fever?

   • This article is more than 6 years old. 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 did. Lazear been studying malaria and yellow fever since 1895, during his days at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

   The Epidemiologist Who Killed Himself For Science - Forbes

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   Was Lazear bitten by a mosquito?

   • According to some of Reed’s writings, however, a journal kept by Lazear (which disappeared after Reed’s own untimely death in 1902) indicated he may have deliberately allowed himself to be bitten by a mosquito from his laboratory. Whether accidental or deliberate, Lazear contracted yellow fever.

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6. blogs.library.jhu.edu › 2013 › 08Jesse Lazear, 1866-1900 – The Sheridan Libraries & University ...

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   Aug 28, 2013 · Jesse Lazear was a bacteriologist who worked with Walter Reed to prove that mosquitoes transmitted yellow fever and malaria in Cuba. He died of yellow fever in 1900, after a series of experiments that may have been accidental or deliberate.

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   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 the...

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   Jesse Lazear died of yellow fever. His death shocked the others on the team in Cuba. But they continued their work. More people let themselves be bitten by mosquitoes. Others were injected with blood from victims of yellow fever. Some people in this test group developed the disease, but all recovered to full health.

9. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceThe Great Fever | American Experience | PBS

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   Oct 30, 2006 · Aired October 30, 2006. The Great Fever. On September 13, 1900, thirty-four-year-old physician Jesse Lazear believed he was on the brink of a scientific breakthrough that would put an end to...