Source of the Yellow Fever
... The United States are fighting through an epidemic of the infamous yellow fever. ... Obviously, the first step in stopping a disease from spreading is finding the source; unfortunately, the starting place of this mysterious disease is impossible to discover–or is it? ... These viruses included typhoid and the yellow fever. ... Discovering the source of yellow fever was so important because so many people were dying from it. ... The body would acquire a very bad fever, however, the fever was very unique. ... It was very important that Reed discovered the source then because, otherwise, it would still be oppressing the United States. ... He then used his prior experience with typhoid to decide that mosquitoes might possibly transmit yellow fever. ... He took five people with yellow fever and five people without. ... Because of this attitude, he was able to find the source of the yellow fever and change the world forever. So, because of Walter Reed’s sacrifice the world has been rid of yellow fever, and its horrible effect on people.