Hideyo Noguchi
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He was born in Inawashiro, Fukushima. He worked at the Institute of Infectious Diseases as a doctor. When he was 24, he went to the United States. In 1928, he moved to Ecuador, where there were many cases of yellow fever. He went to find the bacteria that caused it. After arriving there, he was able to identify the bacteria as yellow fever, and developed a vaccine. This quickly reduced the number of people dying of yellow fever in South America. In 1928, while researching yellow fever in Accra, he was infected by yellow fever and died.[1]
Hideyo Noguchi Media
Hideyo Noguchi and his mother Shika
Statue of Hideyo Noguchi in Ueno Park
Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum
Hideyo Noguchi on the ¥1,000 banknote
The grave of Hideyo Noguchi in Woodlawn Cemetery
The footstone of Hideyo Noguchi in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City
References
- ↑ "Great Person of Fukushima". Retrieved 2014-01-21.[dead link]