What was the main cause of death of workers building the Panama Canal?
2006-10-05 14:23:19 · 8 answers · asked by conkers 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
One of the greatest challenges facing the builders of the Panama Canal was dealing with the tropical diseases rife in the area.
It is estimated that 12,000 workers had died during the construction of the Panama Railway, and 22,000 during the earlier French effort to build a canal; and many of these deaths were due to disease, particularly yellow fever and malaria.
2006-10-05 14:25:17 · answer #1 · answered by ĵōē¥ → đ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Malaria
2006-10-05 21:33:38 · answer #2 · answered by Ty Cobb 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For Panama peope, it was diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
2006-10-05 21:35:15 · answer #3 · answered by yanping z 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Malaria __ caused by the infestation of mosquitoes in Panamanian jungle. More men died of this disease than for any other cause.
2006-10-05 21:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by laurinburg_vet 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yellow fever. And malaria.
2006-10-05 21:26:26 · answer #5 · answered by sonyack 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Malaria - caught from mosquitoes.
2006-10-05 21:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by Pac 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well they didnt have very good safety precautions, and it was dangerous work with all the dynamite they were using. i dont know if that was the main cause of death tho.
2006-10-05 21:25:55 · answer #7 · answered by the more i see, the less i know 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
omg i actually no the answer to this question! the misquitoes caused malaria and yellow fever!! i thought i was dumb
2006-10-05 21:30:45 · answer #8 · answered by kait 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋