William Crawford Gorgas
William Crawford Gorgas KCMG (October 3,
1854 � July 3, 1920)
was a United States Army physician and 22nd Surgeon
General of the U.S. Army (1914�1918).
He is best known for his work in
Florida, Havana and at the Panama Canal in abating the transmission of
yellow fever and malaria
by controlling the mosquitoes that carry them at a
time when there was considerable skepticism and opposition to such measures.
Note: Unfortunately these days 100 years later the mosquitoes are back
and dengue fever has become a health problem in Panama.
Image Source: US Library of Congress
1914 - 2014 100th Anniversary Panama Canal
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