History and Notable People

1. Was able to isolate tyrothicin and gramicidin with the help of Rollin Hotchkiss.
5. Affected many soldiers in WW1 because of the unsanitary conditions soldiers lived in. Has also affected the homeless population in more recent years.
7. Edward Jenner was able to develop the world's first vaccine for this illness. His findings have helped to eradicate other diseases in modern-day history.
9. Attempted to dissprove the theory that yellow fever was caused by mosquitos. Later passed away since allowing himself to be bit was part of his experiments.
11. Injected microbes into chickens and birds that were sick with cholera. Found that if he injected the broth from sick chickens, the healthy ones would live. This led to the development of the world's second vaccine.
13. Recorded the first case of African sleeping sickness in Niger.
14. Wrote a book about his research on bioweapons and also interviewed other scientists with background in the field.

2. Conducted studies that showed the importance of "hand hygiene", especially in medical settings.
3. Was able to identify and isolate the causitive agent of typhus in 1912.
4. A US Army Physician who linked mosquitos to the cause of yellow fever.
6. Known for his theory of the four humors. This theory was originally developed by Hippocrates but he was able to elaborate on these ideas.
8. The structure that was built in order to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Many workers died in the process of building it prior to realizing that mosquitos are carriers of malaria.
10. Identified the causative agents of African sleeping sickness.
12. the leading cause of fevers and sickness among US soldiers during World War 2