Carlos Finlay (Physician)

Carlos Finlay was a Cuban physician and scientist best known for his groundbreaking work in the late 19th century on the link between mosquitoes and the transmission of yellow fever. He proposed that the Aedes aegypti mosquito was the vector responsible for spreading the disease, a revolutionary idea at the time. His research laid the foundation for future public health measures and mosquito control strategies that ultimately helped reduce yellow fever outbreaks. Finlay's contributions were pivotal in understanding infectious diseases, although it took years for his findings to be widely accepted and implemented.