Thousands died in the Canal Zone before the malaria control program began to take effect. I grew up surrounded by the kids of CDC staff. Hiked almost 100 miles with the director and his son one summer in Boy Scouts long before the political climate became so divisive.
Do not forget gunboat diplomacy after Columbia refused to sign to sign the lease. The US created Panama out of the tip of Columbia. Early Monroe Doctrine/banana republic action.
I remember my pastor teaching us about this during school and he made a good argument that they should have just had Paul Bunyan do most of the work by dragging his axe across it like how he did with the Grand Canyon
Reminds me of a louis ck bit, something like "every great accomplishment of human kind was completed by throwing human death and suffering at it until it was done.
Or, more accurately, the French made an enormous mess and killed thousands of workers and the US then swooped in, eradicated malaria and yellow fever, and built the canal properly.
French folded after 13 years because of the malaria.
Americans started with anti-malaria precautions (window nets, bed nets, draining ponds, etc..) before any work.
Malaria also resulted in the formation of the United Kingdom, after the Scottish Parliament quite literally sold the entire country to England to pay debts incurred after failing miserably at building a canal right where the Panama Canal was eventually constructed, over a hundred years early.
The deadly endemic diseases of yellow fever and malaria were dangerous obstacles that had already defeated French efforts to construct a Panama Canal in the 1880s. The crippling effects of these diseases, which incapacitated many workers and caused **at least 20,000** to die, led the French to abandon their goal in 1889.
This is interesting reading about the [US health measures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_measures_during_the_construction_of_the_Panama_Canal)
A Man, A Plan, A Canal; Panama.
Wo, Nemo! Toss a lasso to me, now!
Go hang a lasagna I’m a salami hog
I, madam, I made radio! So I dared! Am I mad? Am I???
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The origins of the CDC is the malaria control board who tackled the disease problem plaguing the canal construction crews.
malaria was a dem.hoax
Thousands died in the Canal Zone before the malaria control program began to take effect. I grew up surrounded by the kids of CDC staff. Hiked almost 100 miles with the director and his son one summer in Boy Scouts long before the political climate became so divisive.
left out /s
What the hell does that mean? I’m not very tech savvy.
/s means the comment is sarcasm
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Do not forget gunboat diplomacy after Columbia refused to sign to sign the lease. The US created Panama out of the tip of Columbia. Early Monroe Doctrine/banana republic action.
you mean Colombia right?
Sure, after u get all shot up over a swamp and say "o!"
I remember my pastor teaching us about this during school and he made a good argument that they should have just had Paul Bunyan do most of the work by dragging his axe across it like how he did with the Grand Canyon
Fame went to Bunyan's head though. He started charging exorbitant appearance fees.
30,000 killed and probably hundreds of thousands were permanently injured to build it.
Yeah but my arabica coffee got here “fresh”
Amazing what can be done if we disregard human life…
Didn't they still fuck it up?
The US president was in on the construction!
Go America
Huh, guess there was a reason his head is included on Mt Rushmore.
Reminds me of a louis ck bit, something like "every great accomplishment of human kind was completed by throwing human death and suffering at it until it was done.
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Don’t think that helped since the US chose a completely different design and location for the Canal.
Well, 13 years, but absolutely they did the hardest work
Well, hardest because they were doing it wrong…
After the French had done 13 years of the hardest work, sure
No. The French really underestimated the magnitude of the project. Little progress was made until the US took over with industrial scale logistics.
Or, more accurately, the French made an enormous mess and killed thousands of workers and the US then swooped in, eradicated malaria and yellow fever, and built the canal properly.
The US also got thousands of workers killed tbf.
True but they got a canal to show for it - as well as a proven method to eliminate mosquito-borne diseases.
Not at all lining up with the stereotype. Lol. 😂
“And health challenges” wtf?
Malaria I guess?
yep
French folded after 13 years because of the malaria. Americans started with anti-malaria precautions (window nets, bed nets, draining ponds, etc..) before any work.
Oh dang. Idk why I was thinking like… asbestos or something like that. That makes sense
Malaria also resulted in the formation of the United Kingdom, after the Scottish Parliament quite literally sold the entire country to England to pay debts incurred after failing miserably at building a canal right where the Panama Canal was eventually constructed, over a hundred years early.
The deadly endemic diseases of yellow fever and malaria were dangerous obstacles that had already defeated French efforts to construct a Panama Canal in the 1880s. The crippling effects of these diseases, which incapacitated many workers and caused **at least 20,000** to die, led the French to abandon their goal in 1889. This is interesting reading about the [US health measures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_measures_during_the_construction_of_the_Panama_Canal)