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

Autor: Ferreira Moreno VG; Departamento de Radiología. Hospital Pediátrico de Matanzas. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. Cuba.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) [Colomb Med (Cali)] 2016 Mar 30; Vol. 47 (1), pp. 63-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Mar 30.
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE