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Definition of Reed, Walter in English: Reed, Walterproper nounriːdrēd (1851–1902), American physician. He headed a group that were responsible for identifying the mosquito Aedes aegypti as carrier of yellow fever. They showed that the agent responsible was a virus—the first to be recognized as the cause of a human disease.
Definition of Reed, Walter in US English: Reed, Walterproper nounrēd (1851–1902), US army surgeon. He proved that the yellow fever virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC, is named for him.
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