| Yellow fever is a tropical disease usually found in | | | | communication of the disease. |
| parts of South America and Africa. Two types of | | | | It was Dr. Carlos Finlay, a Cuban scientist and doctor |
| yellow fever are known. There's jungle yellow fever, | | | | who first postulated that the fever's carriers are |
| which primarily affects monkeys, and then there's | | | | actually mosquitoes. Several exhaustive research and |
| urban yellow fever, which primarily affects humans. | | | | studies were done to prove this, but it was almost |
| This fever is generally mild but can cause other | | | | 20 years later that this theory was completely |
| illnesses that are life-threatening. When one gets | | | | verified. It was his earlier research that opened |
| yellow fever, symptoms such as chills, muscle aches, | | | | several venues in the fight against the fever. |
| headache, backache and vomiting may be | | | | Dr. Carlos Finlay, the man from Havana, Cuba is |
| experienced. This can also lead to kidney and liver | | | | known as a pioneer in fever research. Other |
| failure. The name of this disease was derived from | | | | scientists in this field from all over the world credit |
| the effect of kidney and liver failure on human | | | | him with the discovery of the carrier of this virus and |
| beings. Patients become jaundiced -- their skin and | | | | the way it transfers from one host to another. |
| the white of their eyes turn yellowish when the | | | | Because of his achievements in the field of research |
| disease progresses. | | | | and medicine, he served as Cuba's chief health officer |
| For a long time, doctors and scientists argued as to | | | | from 1902 to 1909. |
| how fever disease is contracted. Several theories | | | | This achievement, no doubt, adds glory to the Cuban |
| were given, but none were sufficient to explain the | | | | flag and brings pride to Cubans everywhere. |