Poster of Cast and Crew in American Experience - Season 19 - Episode 5 - The Great Fever

American Experience - Season 19 - The Great Fever (Episode 5)

Plot: The history of yellow fever, and how it was determined that the disease was transmitted by mosquitoes. Included: the work of Carlos Finlay, the Cuban physician who found the link to the insects; how Finlay's theory influenced Jesse Lazear and James Carroll, scientists who were part of Walter Reed's team after Reed was sent by the U
Episode Aired On:
Monday, October 30 2006
18 years ago