One of the key innovations in the development of the Panama Canal was the fighting of malaria/yellow fever. Without understanding this, the canal wouldn't have

One of the key innovations in the development of the Panama Canal was the fighting of malaria/yellow fever. Without understanding this, the canal wouldn't have been built, and Panama would probably look a lot more like Nicaragua than like Hong Kong. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/panama-fever/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-...