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Explain how Dr. Gorgas was crucial to the completion of the Panama Canal.

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William Crawford Gorgas, (born Oct. 3, 1854, Mobile, Ala., U.S.—died July 3, 1920, London, Eng.), U.S. Army surgeon who contributed greatly to the building of the Panama Canal by introducing mosquito control to prevent yellow fever and malaria.

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