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Wu Lien-teh
Leading the response to the Manchurian plague of 1910–1911.
Pneumonic plague · Protective masks
- Born
- 10 March 1879
- Birthplace
- Penang, present-day Malaysia
- Died
- 21 January 1960
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Wu Lien-teh
Wu Lien-teh was a physician and public-health organiser whose work helped develop modern epidemic control in China.
Early life
Penang education
Attended Penang Free School.
Cambridge training
Studied medicine in Britain before working in Asia.
Career
- 1900s
Medical work
Worked in Malaya before moving into Chinese medical service.
- 1910–1911
Plague response
Led efforts against an epidemic in northeastern China.
- Later career
Public-health institutions
Helped develop disease-control and medical organisations.
Contributions
Pneumonic plague
Recognised person-to-person respiratory transmission.
Protective masks
Promoted masks and other coordinated measures.
International conference
Helped bring experts together to review the epidemic.
Beyond the epidemic
Institution building
Worked on hospitals, quarantine and medical education.
Memoir
Recorded his career in Plague Fighter.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Unknown photographer, Bain News Service, publisher. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
