Quotes Tagged With :mosquitoes

Over a century now after Dr. William Gorgas wiped Yellow Fever out of Havana and Panama, and by that....

What if the mosquitos are converting the pesticide to a weak form of pyrethrums, a poison to people?

The case which I reported on September 26, 1901, was really the last which occurred in Havana. Of course....

Fortunately for the cause of science and of humanity, we had as Governor-General of Cuba at that time....

Eradicating mosquitoes is a means to an end. An uninfected mosquito is harmless to humans - just a nuisance.....

My dear Gorgas,Instead of being simply satisfied to make friends and draw your pay, it is worth doing....

He was one of life’s great helpers, for he cleaned up foul places and made them sweet.

Be persistent like a mosquito, at the end you will get your bite

We stepped carefully, so softly, over thorny plants. The dust had turned to mud, splattering our shoes,....

She was crushed by society like a mosquito fending for its unborn young