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Jan 01, 0001 Died on 01 Jan 1820 (aged 1819)
American physicain
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About Stubbins Ffirth
- Stubbins Ffirth (1784–1820) was an American trainee doctor notable for his unusual investigations into the cause of yellow fever.
- He theorized that the disease was not contagious, believing that the drop in cases during winter showed that it was more likely a result of the heat and stresses of the summer months.
- While correct in noting that yellow fever was significantly more prevalent in summer, Ffirth's explanation proved to be incorrect.
- It was a full six decades after his death that a breakthrough would be made, with Cuban scientist Carlos Finlay discovering the link to mosquitoes carrying the disease.
