Oración en conmemoración al natalicio de Carlos J. Finlay

Authors

  • Miguel Emilio García Rodríguez Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Camagüey

Abstract

RESUMEN

Fundamento: Carlos J. Finlay Barrés fue un científico cubano que incursionó en varias ramas de la medicina. Uno de sus aportes a la ciencia fue el descubrimiento del agente transmisor de la fiebre amarilla.
Objetivo: realizar un homenaje a la vida y obra de Carlos J. Finlay Barrés y exponerlo en la sesión solemne del Consejo Científico Provincial de Salud de Camagüey.
Métodos: se realizó una revisión de documentos históricos en formato digital que se obtuvieron a través de Infomed y de artículos publicados en las bases de datos Pubmed, Medline y Scielo.
Conclusiones: se honra a un hombre de ciencias que prestó un gran servicio a la humanidad al contribuir a la erradicación del “vómito negro”. Honramos también al personal de salud que se encuentra en la lucha contra la enfermedad por el virus del Ébola.

ABSTRACT

Background: Carlos J. Finlay Barrés was a Cuban scientist who made incursions into many fields of medicine. The discovery of the transmitting agent of yellow fever was one his contributions to science.
Objective: to pay homage to the life and work of Carlos J. Finlay Barrés and present it in the solemn session of the Provincial Health Scientific Board of Camagüey.
Methods: a review of digital historical documents obtained through Infomed and of articles published in the data bases of Pubmed, Medline and Scielo was made.
Conclusions: a great man of science, who served the mankind with the eradication of yellow fever, is honored. The medical staff that is fighting Ebola virus disease is also honored.

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Published

2015-10-08

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García Rodríguez ME. Oración en conmemoración al natalicio de Carlos J. Finlay. Arch méd Camagüey [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 8 [cited 2025 Oct. 17];19(6):676-84. Available from: https://revistaamc.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/3920

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 6 (2015)

Section

Historical Articles

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