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Evocation to the Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Barres on the centennial of his death

About the editorial of the Professor Guillermo Llanos: "Carlos J. Finlay: the forgotten Pasteur of America", a hundred years after his death and through a documental review, a summary of the life and work of this great man of science was conducted. Finlay was a notable figure of the Americ...

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Autor principal: Ferreira Moreno, Víctor Guillermo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Universidad del Valle 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4867519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27226667
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Sumario:About the editorial of the Professor Guillermo Llanos: "Carlos J. Finlay: the forgotten Pasteur of America", a hundred years after his death and through a documental review, a summary of the life and work of this great man of science was conducted. Finlay was a notable figure of the American medicine, he conceived a new infection way able to explain the propagation of the yellow fever, and added the possibility of their scientific confirmation by an experimental method. For all the above-mentioned Finlay was recognized as the humanity's benefactor