Jesse William Lazear
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican physician (1866-1900)
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Jesse William Lazear was an American physician. In 1900, he deliberately allowed a mosquito to bite him to test the hypothesis that mosquitoes were the vector for yellow fever transmission. He contracted the disease but did not recover and died on September 25, 1900.
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About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1866 to 1900 · aged 34
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8 languages
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