What issue needed to be addressed before the Panama Canal could be safely worked on? lack of funding flooding

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What issue needed to be addressed before the Panama Canal could be safely worked on?

lack of funding
flooding
disease carried by mosquitos
public opposition to the project in the United States

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Disease carried by mosquitos — chiefly yellow fever and malaria. Eradicating mosquito breeding (drainage, fumigation, screening) under Dr. William Gorgas made safe large-scale work possible.

What issue needed to be addressed before the Panama Canal could be safely worked on?

lack of funding
flooding
disease carried by mosquitos
public opposition to the project in the United States

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What issue needed to be addressed before the Panama Canal could be safely worked on? lack of funding flooding disease carried by mosquitos public opposition to the project in the United States

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What issue needed to be addressed before the Panama Canal could be safely worked on?

lack of funding
flooding
disease carried by mosquitos
public opposition to the project in the United States