American Experience - Season 19 Episode 5
The history of yellow fever, and how it was determined that the disease was transmitted by mosquitoes. Included: the work of Carlos Finlay, the Cuban physician who found the link to the insects; how Finlay's theory influenced Jesse Lazear and James Carroll, scientists who were part of Walter Reed's team after Reed was sent by the U.S. to Havana to find the cause of the disease when American troops were sent to Cuba following the Spanish-American War.
First Air Date : 1988-10-04
Last Air date : 2024-10-01
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
Cast :
Crew : Cameo George (Executive Producer)
Quality :
Subtitles :
- Season 19 : Episode 12006-10-02
- Season 19 : Episode 22006-10-09
- Season 19 : Episode 32006-10-16
- Season 19 : Episode 42006-10-23
- Season 19 : Episode 52006-10-30
- Season 19 : Episode 62006-11-06
- Season 19 : Episode 72007-01-29
- Season 19 : Episode 82007-02-05
- Season 19 : Episode 92007-02-12
- Season 19 : Episode 102007-04-02
- Season 19 : Episode 112007-04-09
- Season 19 : Episode 122007-04-23
- Season 19 : Episode 132007-04-30
- Season 19 : Episode 142007-05-01
- Season 19 : Episode 152007-05-14