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Dr. Acacio Gabriel Viegas (1856-1933) was a medical practitioner who was credited with the discovery of the outbreak of bubonic plague in Bombay, India in 1896. His timely discovery helped saved many lives in the city and was credited with the innoculation of 18,000 residents. He was also the president of the Bombay Municipal Corporation. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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Bubonic plague is an infectious disease that is believed to have caused several epidemics or pandemics throughout history. ...
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Early life
Acacio Viegas was born on 1856-04-01 in Arpora, Goa. After the completion of his primary education, he joined St Xavier's High School, Bombay where he completed his matriculation in 1874 with a distinction. He then enrolled in the Grant Medical College, securing a First Class at the L.M.&S. degree examination held in 1880. Veigas then setup practice at Mandvi in the south Bombay area. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
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Goa (गोवा) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. ...
1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
The Grant Medical College is a medical school of the University of Mumbai. ...
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As president Not satisfied with serving the public only through medicine, he sucessfully contested the civic election from 1888 till 1907. In 1906 he became the President of the Municipal Corporation, enjoying the distinction of being the first native Christian to do so. 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The term Christian means belonging to Christ and is derived from the Greek noun Χριστός Khristós which means anointed one, which is itself a translation of the Hebrew word Moshiach (Hebrew: משיח, also written Messiah), (and in Arabic it is pronounced Maseeh مسيح). ...
He was an active member of the Standing Commitee and the Improvement Trust. He then focussed his attention to improving the living conditions of the city's poor and down-trodden. He also tried to minimise the increases of public utility costs. As president, Veigas promoted medical relief and introduced compulsory free education.
Veigas was also a member of the Bombay University Syndicate, and was the pioneer of the Faculty of Scientific Technology. He also introduced Portuguese into the syllabus and supported the creation of special colleges for women. He was also an examiner in Medicine at the degree level and Foundation-Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. The University of Mumbai is one of the outstanding universities of India. ...
The plague In 1896, a mysterious disease hit the city in the Nowroji Hill slums. The disease spread rapidly affecting many city residents and became an epidemic. Those in the medical field were puzzled by this disease which saw a mass exodus from the city. The city's commerce was badly hit, and the flourishing textile industry was grounded. An epidemic is generally a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population. ...
Dr Viegas correctly diagnosed the disease as Bubonic Plague and tended to patients with great personal risk. He then launched a vociferous campaign to clean up slums and exterminate rats, the carriers of the plague.
To confirm Veigas' findings, four teams of independent experts were brought in. With his diagnosis proving to be correct, the Governor of Bombay invited Dr W M Haffkine, who had earlier formulated a vaccine for cholera, do the same for the epidemic. Haffkine's vaccine saved thousands of lives with Veigas personally innoculating around eighteen thousand residents. distribution of cholera Cholera (also called Asiatic cholera) is an infectious disease of the gastrointestinal tract caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacterium. ...
As a Goan, he did a lot for his community with active involment in the upliftment and education of Goans.
After his death in 1933, a life-size statue of him was erected in the Cowasji Jehangir Hall opposite Metro Cinema on his birth centenary in 1956, by the Governor of Bombay Presidency, Dr Harekrushna Mahtab, as a tribute to the services rendered to the city. A street in the Dhobitalao area is also named after him. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. ...
Dhobitalao is a neighbourhood in the city of Mumbai, India. ...
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