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Who was Cuban Dr. Carlos J. Finlay, born in 1833?

December 11, 2024 - 06:44
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It was shortly after the 1839 Yellow Fever epidemic hit Galveston that early Texan Dr. Ashbel Smith described the event in that city as “beginning with a headache, followed by chills, fever, muscle and bone pain and dizziness.” Dr. Smith went on to say that within 8 to 20 hours the ...

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