what deadly disease cost many workers their lives before dr. william gorgas found a treatment
Malaria killed many workers on the Panama Canal. However, when Dr William Gorgas discovered that mosquitoes transmitted malaria and yellow fever, he was assigned the task of eliminating this threat for worker through fumigation of mosquito infested areas. Malaria killed many workers on the Panama Canal. However, when DrWilliam Gorgas discovered that mosquitoes transmitted malaria andyellow fever, he was assigned the task of eliminating this threatfor worker through fumigation of mosquito infested areas.