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Carlos Juan Finlay

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Carlos Juan Finlay was born I Puerto Principe, Cuba back in 1833 to Edward and Elisa. He attended school in France but was forced to return to Cuba when he contracted cholera. After recovering he returned to Europe in 1848, only to contract typhoid fever forcing him to once again return to Cuba.

Not wanting to take another chance he enrolled at the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he graduated in 1855. He returned to Havana where he set up an ophthalmology practice in 1857. He had a theory about something that he presented to the International Sanitary Conference in 1881. He became the chief health officer of Cuba from 1902-1909. He died in Havana in 1915, he was 81.

Now let’s get to his theory. He was the first person to determine that yellow fever was transmitted through mosquitoes. Of course, that will forever put him in the medical history books.

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Comments (20)

Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Good morning, James Dray  yellow fever is one reason to be vaccined before going to Africa.... 

Dec 24, 2019 03:25 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello James - his own illness may have likely led him on a path of discovery that helped countless others.  

Dec 24, 2019 05:01 AM
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

Good morning James,

And now also West Nile Virus!

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Dec 24, 2019 05:08 AM
Donald Urschalitz
Lubeck Realty Group - Jupiter, FL
P.A. Realtor ABR RSPS North Palm Beach County

Well that was sure a great find on knowing how to help the poor folks that got this.

Dec 24, 2019 05:20 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I had no idea about who came up with this discovery, James... till now. That was an important discovery.

Dec 24, 2019 05:21 AM
faye schubert
Retired - Branson, MO
Living the Branson Lake Life

That was a very important discovery.

Dec 24, 2019 05:24 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning James. An important discovery for sure. Enjoy your day!

Dec 24, 2019 06:02 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I hope that I never get yellow fever, it doesn't sound like a good thing at all.  Merry Christmas to you my friend!

Dec 24, 2019 06:06 AM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning again James. This is a great read today. A wonderful discovery but ironic that in Cuba today medications do not exist: they are made for export only. Merry Christmas.

Dec 24, 2019 06:29 AM
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

That was a big discovery that changed history for many.

Dec 24, 2019 07:16 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good morning James Dray - that was big down in tropics at that time.

Dec 24, 2019 07:33 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Wow James - that was a very big and important discovery. 

Dec 24, 2019 08:27 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

James,

We have friends doing a grand tour of Europe and then on to Africa, they had to have a list of vaccines for Africa and yellow fever.  A

Dec 24, 2019 08:33 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

HI James Dray - He made a big contribution to medicine.  Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

Dec 24, 2019 11:57 AM
John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

It is amazing that Carlos Juan Finlay survived his own afflictions by serious diseases. 

 

Dec 24, 2019 12:43 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Carlos knew that figuring out how a disease is transmitted is the first step to developing an action plan to prevent it. 

Dec 24, 2019 03:50 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

Carlos done good James Dray 

Dec 25, 2019 01:19 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi James:

That was certainly a very important discovery. You don't hear about it too often, thankfully, at least in the US.

Jeff

Dec 27, 2019 11:23 AM