The way Cuba got rid of yellow fever may be seen as a bit rudimentary, bearing in mind that it was taken care of by the US army. Even though this is something unseen before or seen very few times, I believe it was an efficient way of using the army's abilities and power of reach around the country. The army corps may not be the most specialized in medicine, but the eradication of yellow fever in Cuba demonstrates that by putting together a conjunction of efforts, science can progress very fast.
With the help of Walter Reed's team they found the cause of the yellow fever, then the US army developed a plan to eradicate the disease. They started to fumigate all over the city, and the island so that they could kill the mosquitos that transmitted the disease. Eventually they made it.
Cuba got rid of yellow fever in a relatively short time, due to the implantation of pesticides all over the city, after the discovery that this disease was caused by mosquitoes.
Since they figured out that Yellow Fever was transmited by a mosquito, they saw that getting rid of as much mosquitoes as possible they prevented the spread of the illness.
Cientific arrived to conclusion that the yellow fever is transmited by mosquitoes bite, US star campaign to fumigate and control the mosquitoes, that was the solucion to finish with the yellow fever.
When the yellow fever was certified to be transmitted through mosquitoes, to put an end to this disease, the solution was to end with all mosquitoes in the area.
The U.S. launched teams in charge of fumigating and controlling the mosquitoes. This solution was effective, as it ended with the epidemic of yellow fever.
Cuba got rid of yellow fever after they assumed the disease was caused by a mosquito and therefore they decided to start with a plan to eliminate as mosquitos as possible from the city. As expected, they achieved their goal.
They used Reed's discovery to control Yellow Fever. They began a campaign to eradicate the insect, and within a year there were no yellow fever cases in Havana for the first time in over a hundred years.
When Walter Reed's team finally concluded that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes, the U.S army launched a plan to eradicate mosquitoes in the island by fumigating crops and cities. In less than a year they made it.
The way Cuba got rid of yellow fever may be seen as a bit rudimentary, bearing in mind that it was taken care of by the US army. Even though this is something unseen before or seen very few times, I believe it was an efficient way of using the army's abilities and power of reach around the country. The army corps may not be the most specialized in medicine, but the eradication of yellow fever in Cuba demonstrates that by putting together a conjunction of efforts, science can progress very fast.
With the help of Walter Reed's team they found the cause of the yellow fever, then the US army developed a plan to eradicate the disease. They started to fumigate all over the city, and the island so that they could kill the mosquitos that transmitted the disease. Eventually they made it.
Cuba got rid of yellow fever in a relatively short time, due to the implantation of pesticides all over the city, after the discovery that this disease was caused by mosquitoes.
Since they figured out that Yellow Fever was transmited by a mosquito, they saw that getting rid of as much mosquitoes as possible they prevented the spread of the illness.
Cientific arrived to conclusion that the yellow fever is transmited by mosquitoes bite, US star campaign to fumigate and control the mosquitoes, that was the solucion to finish with the yellow fever.
When the yellow fever was certified to be transmitted through mosquitoes, to put an end to this disease, the solution was to end with all mosquitoes in the area.
The U.S. launched teams in charge of fumigating and controlling the mosquitoes. This solution was effective, as it ended with the epidemic of yellow fever.
Cuba got rid of yellow fever after they assumed the disease was caused by a mosquito and therefore they decided to start with a plan to eliminate as mosquitos as possible from the city. As expected, they achieved their goal.
They used Reed's discovery to control Yellow Fever. They began a campaign to eradicate the insect, and within a year there were no yellow fever cases in Havana for the first time in over a hundred years.
In only 7 months, Cuba was completely rid from yellow fever because the US army began a campaign to eradicate the insect responsible for yellow fever.
When Walter Reed's team finally concluded that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes, the U.S army launched a plan to eradicate mosquitoes in the island by fumigating crops and cities. In less than a year they made it.