Gorgas

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1. Gorgas - Noun

2. Gorgas - Proper noun

Meaning

United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920)

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Dr. William Gorgas used techniques pioneered by Cuban physician Carlos Finley, to rid the area of yellow fever between 1902 and 1905. Source: Internet

Gorgas' work in the sanitation of the Canal Zone and the cities of Panama and Colon eventually made him sought after internationally. Source: Internet

Surgeon General William C. Gorgas admitted, “We can control pneumonia absolutely if we could avoid crowding the men, but it is not practicable in military life …” Source: Internet

Despite opposition from the Commission (one member said his ideas were barmy), Gorgas persisted and when Stevens arrived, he threw his weight behind the project. Source: Internet

William C. Gorgas Colonel William C. Gorgas had been appointed chief sanitation officer of the canal construction project in 1904. Source: Internet

I would love to see her out," Gorgas said. Source: Internet

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