How Did James Carroll Fight The Yellow Fever

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Brandon Murphy Period 2: 3/19/18 YELLOW FEVER
On the day of August 17,1900 the Yellow fever virus was discovered by James Carroll and Walter Reed . They discovered it by Carroll letting an infected mosquito feast on his blood and getting yellow fever. When Carroll got the Yellow Fever, Walter was studying him and made studies that Walter show proof that mosquitoes spread the yellow fever virus. Because James and Walter discovered, effective ways were being found to fight the Yellow Fever. The Yellow fever came from Africa or southern America. The Yellow fever will will give you the chills, fever, muscle aches. While 15% of the people who get Yellow have a chance of develop organ failure, shock,

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