Finlay

Fin·lay

(fĭn′lā, fēn-lī′), Carlos Juan 1833-1915.

Cuban physician who identified the mosquito as the carrier of yellow fever.

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Finlay

(ˈfɪnlɪ)

(Biography) Carlos Juan (ˈkarlos xwan). 1833–1915, Cuban physician: discovered that the mosquito was the vector of yellow fever

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