For 10 points, name this scourge of U.S. troops in the Spanish-American war, a disease whose causes were investigated by Walter Reed.
Giuseppe Sanarelli erroneously claimed to have isolated the agent of this disease. Max Theiler's development of the 17D strain led to the vaccine against this disease. A commission investigating this disease included Jesse Lazear and Aristides Agramonte. Nurse Clara Maass died during experiments with this disease. Carlos Finlay first discovered the vector of this disease, which led to William Gorgas ending it among workers on the (*) Panama Canal. It was conclusively discovered to be spread, like dengue fever, by Aedes aegypti, and less than a year later a targeted mosquito-eradication campaign eliminated this disease from Havana. For 10 points, name this scourge of U.S. troops in the Spanish-American war, a disease whose causes were investigated by Walter Reed.
Giuseppe Sanarelli erroneously claimed to have isolated the agent of this disease.
yellow fever