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History of malaria and William C. Gorgas

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Difference between History of malaria and William C. Gorgas

History of malaria vs. William C. Gorgas

The history of malaria stretches from its prehistoric origin as a zoonotic disease in the primates of Africa through to the 21st century. William Crawford Gorgas KCMG (October 3, 1854 – July 3, 1920) was a United States Army physician and 22nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army (1914–1918).

Similarities between History of malaria and William C. Gorgas

History of malaria and William C. Gorgas have 12 things in common (in Unionpedia): Carlos Finlay, Lima, Malaria, Miasma theory, Mosquito, Mosquito net, Panama Canal, Peru, Rockefeller Foundation, Sanitation, Walter Reed, Yellow fever.

Carlos Finlay

Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3, 1833 – August 20, 1915) was a Cuban epidemiologist recognized as a pioneer in the research of yellow fever, determining that it was transmitted through mosquitoes Aedes aegypti.

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Lima

Lima (Quechua:, Aymara) is the capital and the largest city of Peru.

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Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled microorganisms) belonging to the Plasmodium type.

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Miasma theory

The miasma theory (also called the miasmatic theory) is an obsolete medical theory that held that diseases—such as cholera, chlamydia, or the Black Death—were caused by a miasma (μίασμα, ancient Greek: "pollution"), a noxious form of "bad air", also known as night air.

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Mosquito

Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae.

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Mosquito net

A mosquito net offers protection against mosquitos, flies, and other insects, and thus against the diseases they may carry.

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Panama Canal

The Panama Canal (Canal de Panamá) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

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Peru

Peru (Perú; Piruw Republika; Piruw Suyu), officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America.

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Rockefeller Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation is a private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City.

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Sanitation

Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and adequate treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage.

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Walter Reed

Major Walter Reed, M.D., U.S. Army, (September 13, 1851 – November 22, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that postulated and confirmed the theory that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species, rather than by direct contact.

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Yellow fever

Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration.

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History of malaria and William C. Gorgas Comparison

History of malaria has 270 relations, while William C. Gorgas has 85. As they have in common 12, the Jaccard index is 3.38% = 12 / (270 + 85).

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