Deadly Yellow Fever
Discovered by Carlos Finlay
Carlos Finlay
He was born December 3, 1833 in Camaguey, Cuba
He died August 20, 1915 in Havana, Cuba
Father: Edward
Mother: Isabel de barres
Carlos' early work
He was studying Cholera, and how it was transmitted until a major outbreak of a disease called "Deadly Yellow Fever". He later discovered that dead birds and mosquitoes caused Deadly Yellow Fever.
How it got transmitted
Carlos Finlay Facts
He was a scientist and a physician. His work about Deadly Yellow Fever was rejected for 20 years after it was published. He studied at Thomas Jefferson University. His father was a physician, too.