... This disease has occurred many times in the New World since the 18th century, with the most famous being the great Philadelphia epidemic of 1793, which is said to have wiped out 10% of the city's population. Later, in 1900, American Walter Reed (1851-1902) demonstrated through human experiments that it was transmitted by mosquitoes and that it was a viral disease. It is well known that Hideyo Noguchi, who went to Africa to study yellow fever, fell ill with this disease and died. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Reed, W." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… この病気は18世紀以降,新大陸では何度も流行し,とくに1793年のフィラデルフィアの大流行は有名で,町の人口の1割が失われたという。その後1900年,アメリカのリードWalter Reed(1851‐1902)により,人体実験によって,カによって伝搬されること,ウイルス病であることが明らかにされた。なお,黄熱病の研究のためにアフリカに赴いた野口英世がこの病気で倒れ,没したことは有名である。… ※「Reed,W.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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