Biography carlos finlay

Cuban epidemiologist, yellow fever researcher (1833-1914)

Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3, 1833 – August 20, 1915) was a Cuban epidemiologist recognized as a pioneer in the research of yellow fever, determining that it was transmitted through mosquitoes Aedes aegypti.^[1]

Biography

Early life and education

Finlay was born Juan Carlos Finlay y de Barrés in Puerto Príncipe (now Camagüey), Cuba to Scottish-born Dr.

Edward (Eduardo) Finlay and French-born Elisa (Isabel) de Barrés.^[2]

At that time Cuba was part of the Kingdom of Spain. He reversed the order of his given names to "Carlos Juan" later in his life. His father was a physician who had fought alongside Simón Bolívar, and his family owned a coffee plantation in Alquízar.

He attended school in France in 1844, but was forced to return to Cuba after two years because he contracted chorea.^[3]

After recovering, he returned to Europe in 1848, but became stuck in En