Some Considerations Upon the Etiologic Agent in Yellow Fever
Authors: Aristides Agramonte
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1928)

Article1 June 1928Some Considerations Upon the Etiologic Agent in Yellow FeverARISTIDES AGRAMONTE, M.D.ARISTIDES AGRAMONTE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-1-12-977 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA Board of U. S. Army officers in 1900-1901 (1) discovered the manner in which mosquitoes transmit yellow fever from man to man, a theory announced and advocated by Dr. Carlos J. Finlay since 1881 (2).The result of its investigations showed the following:1. That soiled linen, bedding, etc. so-called "fomites" are absolutely non-infective; there is no direct contagion in yellow fever;2. That the mosquito becomes infected only when it sucks blood from a patient during the first three days, possibly four days, of his illness;3. That the mosquito becomes capable of transmitting the disease only after...Bibliography(1) REEDCARROLLAGRAMONTELAZEAR WJAJW: "Etiology of Yellow Fever," a Preliminary Note. Proceedings of Meeting of Am. Pub. Health Ass'n, October, 1900. REED, W., CARROLL, J. AND AGRAMONTE, A.: "Etiology of Yellow Fever" an Additional Note. Pan-American Medical Congress, Havana, February, 1901. Google Scholar(2) FINLAY CJ: Anales de la Real Academia de Ciencias Medicas, etc. 1881. Google Scholar(3) SANARELLI G: Annales de l'Institut Pasteur, 1897. Google Scholar(4) NOGUCHI H: Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1919 et seq. Google Scholar(5) LEBREDO MG: "Leptospirilosis Experimental, etc." Revista de Medicina y Cirugia, Havana, Sept. 25, 1921. Google Scholar(6) AGRAMONTE A: "Some Observations on Yellow Fever Prophylaxis"; Internat. Conference on Health Problems in Tropical America. United Fruit Co. Publication, 1924. Google Scholar(7) SELLARDSTHEILER AWM: "Pfeiffer Reactions and Protective Tests in Leptospiral Jaundice, (Weil's Disease), with L. Icterohemorrhagiae and L. Icteroides." Am. Jour. Tropical Med. Vol. VII, No. 6; Nov., 1927. Google Scholar(8) SELLARDS AW: "The Relation between Weil's Disease and Yellow Fever," Annals of Trop. Med. and Parasitology, Vol. XXI, No. 2, July 22, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(9) AITKENCONNALGRAYSMITH ABAGMEC: "Yellow Fever in Lagos during 1925." Clinical and Pathological Notes. Transact. of the Royal Soc. of Trop. Med. and Hygiene. Vol. XX, pp. 166-184. Google Scholar(10) SELLARDS AW: "The Pfeiffer Reaction with Leptospira in Yellow Fever," Am. Jour. Trop. Med. Vol. VII; pp. 71-95. Google Scholar(11) GUITERASFINLAYAGRAMONTEDIAZ ALBERTINI JCJAA: "Ensayo del Suero Caldas-Bellinzaghi." Rev. de Med. Trop. Sept., 1901. Google Scholar(12) NOGUCHI H: Letter to Dr. João A. G. Fróes. A Tarde. Bahia, Brazil, January 29th, 1924. Google Scholar(13) GAYSELLARDS DMAW: "The Fate of L. Icteroides and L. Icterohemorrhagiae in the Mosquito, Aedes aegypti," Annals of Trop. Med. and Parasitology, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Oct. 10, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Havana Cuba*Presented before the American College of Physicians, March 5, 1928, New Orleans, La. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 June 1928Volume 1, Issue 12Page: 977-982KeywordsBloodFeversMosquitoes ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1928 PDF downloadLoading ...