Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-08-10
MOSQUITO THEORY PROVED
BEYOND SHADOW OF DOUBT
llany Experiments by the Government Show
That Yellow Fever Can Be Transmitted
Only by the Mosquito

We give below the details q the
famous Investigation mafe IN HaVens
in issa and 1891 ~ the Ause~ican Nif
itary Commission. com aosrd % VA.
trr W REED. 4 d sud Fsrs. j. Car.
roll \ ArEamonte and I " IaEelr.
which established the mosquito the
ory q the origin q yei'cS fever be
ycud all question and paved the way
- the emancipation ~ Havana frum a
eiselse whicl bad prevailed there f1r
a century and a halt In these eSu~r
iaents Major Red. With othsr On
Gers and prisatsS % thc Unst@i State
army. rtsks.f their lives IN the siernea
STRATUM As istnrt Sur-eun fafeli
lost his lie in the afrsupi Major
Reed surcurihed threr years an q
an attack e appendicitis In the city ei
Wsshinricn
The great Nork In Cuha. IN deu1cn
strating thai yellow fever = transalit
ted by the mosquito IS thus briefly
tsscrih-a.i In a me-1oir ruhiisnesi is s.
year hv The Walter Rect Weuori al
Association n Wsshir <twu
Ihe STUDY 81 Vellc~ Fe.-r.
IN Juue. fa0s. Major Reed vas seat
- .AHaA ~ HfHHT.HHHNH r." r HHHHHNt N.
stufy the infetfirus ti reses IL tHr
Cumrfrv. but Wore especsaiiv Fel'ov
fever Associated Wtth hfm were Act
inE Assistant Surrsurs Iams~ Csrrn D
JeEse " taEfIr AMI a Ar-smnnre
A. IN time the frlerieaa egthnrtftt
N Cnha hsd fnr a rear sri = hR8 e1
d.stvurs,i 10 diminish the disease and
usrrtsiity - TIE Cuasu toEra hy sen
sral sanitarv uurs bert wht'e the
health q tne o. -uuisfipn Ehuzet fis
tiuct improvement and 49, -rrrssisfs
bad greatly dtu1tr tsh+st fsft'a tessT
apparently had h@sn snfirtlF un1sesr
- ~ these rt.zssrrs. "a fsrf uuln-
- tt- large nu1lhar q -uriwr1uae
f1rt lEu.rs. fhe disease uss mure fn
qurut thar ual in Hsvnua Art ir
oSls. .r1afs1s. uesr fhs Ca-lp ~ Am~ri-s7
r. anrs. AMI u,auF Feiunhi,. lives Cd
Americau oFcers ant a1ifi-rs tri
aeen h=t Eeed Was eonVtacri f0e~'
the fr,f that general san.rarv rlsae
Hres a sons Wnu1d nd rhsrk the tr-
ease. hur that ifs frarsn5raun ass
partly due - an inesrr
Cause ef Yeifo-z Fe.er-
To Rcefs m nj fhis iusrps7i -hst
W. NAINHHA II sE||N NNH
undergo Heri.sl - lncuesr 'or rf fr.s.a
fen ta Ftssen fagF ari uraaah = ia fts
haliF ~ rAe hlsi-- iasasr
Cn - this tine the met Esueral s
atrsrfsd taesrv r. ra fee tAa-afisa al
sslsuw fevsr MS that - S1usrr''t
so rlalrt.,t that rbe bariuus n.re
r1.fs discovered hy aim Va rhe sr~
ciFc azeut - fha a sease N1fs
R-s,i. in sssscfagiea 18th pr- carroll
had however. a,Feasiy deuuusfra.s 3
thar thu hsrillas Eas oue Etae5s afz
seniuatst IN the United Siafss. aEa
bore M such reissbeE to ysiseE fewer
In June. Jafv En.i Aa-slg- fssa a.
commission gave their entirs ALTERS
Iion q the hsrtsriuissstcal stu.iy - q.
bod n yellow fsver pafieuts and sfs
nsa<t mcrTsm examination of rh~ rr
Eans of those DYING - tie iisea r.
Iu twenty four rasss who're the bird
aas repeatedly ex1minesi- a. vel as
q eleven carefully Staiie,f autnrzies
h1efiins iretsrc5fS were uof disecv
I'D. nor vas there any iu5iirafiCu 81
se presence In thr blnCd ri J specie
suse ~ the disease
Application vas made - Gen teou
ari Wood the military governor Ci
cuba. for permission 70 conduct ex
perimeBts On roaimnune persors. ard
liberal sum of money requested fpE
the purpose II reN-rliinS voiunteera
Nho would submit themselves - ex
perimen;s
II vas indeed fortunate that the mil
i-ary governor of Cuba vas a nan
Who. b. his breath Of mind and s7e
ciai scientific training cuu'd readily
arpreciate the arguments of MaiuE
Reel as tn the value % the proposed
Werk
Mouey and fnli authority to proceed
were rroRpsiy sFsrtsi. and 70 the "
erlsssing gierv ~ IRE American saf
tier volunteers fruaa ghe army orerei
themselves FIR experiment. in plenty
sai =ifh the utmost fsa-isssne<s
Death cf Or. Is-esr
Before the arrangements WeTs en-
tire.v completed Dr Carreil. = men
hs-r q rhe commission. .sowe'I h'rs
self to b. bifsea hy nreseuise that
tw,sve fays previously hsF flic8 fs
set With the blossi - a vsli1u feves
patient Re suferef from 4 yerv 80
we're attack. ard his xas the first 81
parimental ease- IT Larear aIsg ex
perimsufei On himself n the sane
time. bur vas rot infected Som
DAYS later. while in the yellow fever
wsrf. he was bitten By a ulosgslitu
ant noted the fact carefully He ae
cssiresi the disease IN its most terrible
ferus and dset a martyr tn science and
a true hero.
No other fatality necurrsd amoug
the brave msn Nko in she course q
the experiments willingly expo ~
thsmselvss 10 the Infection - ths
dreaded disease
The Camp.
\ camp Vas especially constructed
for the experiments. aF-out fnsr miles
from Havana. christsne.I camp Ia
rear in honor q the dead comrsfe
The inmates q the camp we're pat IN
To most rigid quarantine. and ample
tine was allowed 20 eliminate any
possibility q the disease h--inr
brOHsht in from Havana
The personnel consisted of three
nurses and uire uonimmunes. al in
the military service. aud included tvC
rhysiciaus.
From time to tines Spanish immi
grants newly arrived =ere brought
in from the immigrant station ? rer
son net kRowu ~ he tmmure Eas not
allowed n leave camp or II he Did
was forbidden - return.
The most complete record was kep'
Of the health 90 erery rt1u - ha ex
perimeRtsd urcu. rkus eiuinsffn. e the
possibility OF zFv Othe- disease than
yellow fever conplicatin- the case.
How tire E<p-rsrle-ts Were as1e.
The mosquitoes used were especial
" bred from the eggs ard kept in i
building screened by vire-uertInS
When an insect was wanted fer an ex
pertinent il was taken into a yellow
fever hospital and allowed to M IL
SELF with the blood of patient: after
ward ar VARYING intervals from the
time of this meal of b,ood. il was pur
pcsely applied to ncninmunes il
camp.
In December i've cases OF the dis
ease were developed as the result OF
such Applications. iu January thres
ard in February two. making in al
ter case exclusive Of the cases oi
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