Abstract

LOPEZ ESPINOSA, José Antonio. A cien años de la puesta en práctica del gran descubrimiento de Finlay*. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2001, vol.17, n.5, pp.506-510. ISSN 0864-2125.

One of the most relevant events in the Latin American and Cuban medicine history in all times was the confirmation and implementation at the end of 1900 and beginning of 1901 of the theory advocated by Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Barrés since 1881 about the role of Aedes aegypti mosquito as the yellow fever-transmitting agent. This article is aimed at providing some details about this event so as to change somehow the faded and dusty aspect of this event given by the course of time, as well as to pay homage in a modest way to this Cuban wise man and remember the place where 100 years ago it was proved to the scientific world by conclusive tests that his works were the highest real scientific achievements up to that moment

Keywords : YELLOW FEVER [history]; YELLOW FEVER [transmission]; MOSQUITOES.

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