<p>In 1900, U.S. Army doctor Jesse Lazear intentionally let a mosquito carrying yellow fever bite him to prove the disease’s transmission method. He died for science, changing medicine forever.</p><p></p>

In 1900, U.S. Army doctor Jesse Lazear intentionally let a mosquito carrying yellow fever bite him to prove the disease’s transmission method. He died for science, changing medicine forever.

The Mosquito That Changed Medicine Forever

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The Mosquito That Changed Medicine Forever

The Mosquito That Changed Medicine Forever