Thank you for sharing this touching story. By the way, it wasn't until the late 19th century that a theory developed that the disease was caused by a mosquito, much later than described in this article. The connection to the Aedis aegypti mosquito was finally confirmed 1900 in Cuba by Dr. Walter Reed's research time. Prior to that period of time, yellow fever was thought to be caused by "atmospheric miasmata" (germs polluting the atmosphere).
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Charles McClellandApril 17, 2020
Thank you for sharing this touching story. By the way, it wasn't until the late 19th century that a theory developed that the disease was caused by a mosquito, much later than described in this article. The connection to the Aedis aegypti mosquito was finally confirmed 1900 in Cuba by Dr. Walter Reed's research time. Prior to that period of time, yellow fever was thought to be caused by "atmospheric miasmata" (germs polluting the atmosphere).
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