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Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 22, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact.
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Jun 29, 2021 · The two 14-by-20-foot experimental shacks—built under the direction of U.S. Army Major Walter Reed, MD—sat 80 yards apart on a wide, grassy plain at Camp Lazear, near the town of Quemados, Cuba. Clusters of white canvas wall tents stood on either side at a respectful distance, like hospital visitors reluctant to approach the deathly ill.
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Apr 5, 2024 · Walter Reed (born September 13, 1851, Belroi, Virginia, U.S.—died November 22, 1902, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Army pathologist and bacteriologist who led the experiments that proved that yellow fever is transmitted by the bite of a mosquito.
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Actor: Flying Disc Man from Mars. The son of an Army officer, Walter Reed was born in Washington and grew up in Honolulu and Los Angeles, where he attended school with the children of movie stars.
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' The Great Fever | Article. Walter Reed (1851-1902) Walter Reed is known today for the Army medical center that bears his name. But a century ago he was known as the Army officer who...
Nov 13, 2019 · November 13, 2019. UVA alumnus Walter Reed led the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba. The team proved that yellow fever was spread by mosquitoes. (Sketch of Reed and photo of Cuba’s Las Animas Hospital courtesy of the University of Virginia Library) Editor’s note: Even an institution as historic as the University of Virginia – now ...
