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REED, Walter (1851 – 1902)

REED, Walter (1851 – 1902)

1851 – 1902

6 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1900 CE

#12007

A comparative study of the biological characters and pathogenesis of bacillus X (Sternberg), bacillus icteroides (Sanarelli), and the Hog Cholera Bacillus (Salmon and Smith).

Order of authorship in the original publication: Reed, Carroll. In this paper of monograph length the authors irrefutably proved that yellow fever was not caused by a bacterial infection, allowing them to concentrate …

1900 CE

#5457

The etiology of yellow fever. A preliminary note.

First definite proof that the organism causing yellow fever is transmitted to man by the mosquito Aëdes aegypti. During the period spent by these workers in the investigation of the disease in Cuba Lazear and Car…

1901 CE

#9372

The etiology of yellow fever: An additional note.

"The article describes a series of experiments conducted to explore how yellow fever is propagated from individual to individual and how the contagium is spread within households. The study was conducted in an experim…

1902 CE

#11860

Recent researches concerning the etiology, propagation, and prevention of yellow fever, by the United States Army Commission.

By 1902 Reed knew that the infectious agent of yellow fever was smaller than bacteria, though he did not specifically call it a virus. "In 1898, the passage of an animal pathogen through a Chamberland filter was repor…

1906 CE

#12820

Walter Reed and yellow fever.

Digital facsimile of the revised edition published in 1907 from Google Books at this link.

1911 CE

#9373

Yellow fever: A compilation of various publications. Results of the work of Maj. Walter Reed, Medical Corps, United States Army, and the Yellow Fever Commission. Presented by Mr. Owen.

A convenient compilation of the work of Reed and his associates, including the work of James Carroll published after the death of Walter Reed. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.