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Carlos J. Finlay (born Dec. 3, 1833, Puerto Príncipe, Cuba—died Aug. 20, 1915, Havana) was a Cuban epidemiologist who discovered that yellow fever is transmitted from infected to healthy humans by a mosquito. Although he published experimental evidence of this discovery in 1886, his ideas were ignored for 20 years.
Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3, 1833 – August 20, 1915) was a Cuban epidemiologist recognized as a pioneer in the research of yellow fever, determining that it was transmitted through mosquitoes Aedes aegypti.
WGBH. Establishing a general medical and ophthalmology practice in Havana, Finlay spent much of his free time on scientific investigation, including the study of yellow fever. He was...
Carlos Finlay | Thomas Jefferson University Archives. Since its first documented case in the 17th century, a great mystery surrounded yellow fever. What was its cause? Theories included...
May 16, 2023 · Pioneer of the struggle against yellow fever and precursor of the theory of biological vectors of diseases, he was a great innovator of medical science. Furthermore, he held few positions of high responsibility within the public health system of his country.
His theory was the first to suggest that there was an intermediary agent causing yellow fever. The reaction from the medical community was disbelief. For the next 19 years, Dr. Finlay spent countless hours attempting to convince his fellow physicians of his findings.
Oct 1, 2005 · Carlos Finlay, a Cuban physician who proposed the mosquito-vector theory in 1881, shared his ideas, his publications, and a sample of mosquito eggs with the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. The commission, headed by MAJ Walter Reed, used human volunteers to confirm Finlay’s theory.
