▁( 1 9 0 7 ; ▁with ▁Per cy ▁M . ▁Ash burn ) ▁ ▁den gue ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁filter able ▁agent ▁( vir us ) ▁and ▁later ▁showed ▁the ▁mos qu ito ▁A edes ▁a egy pt i ▁responsible ▁for ▁den gue ▁transmission ; ▁ ▁The ▁East ▁or ▁" S tern berg ▁Pav il ion " ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁George ▁Miller ▁Stern berg ▁( 1 8 3 8 - 1 9 1 5 ), ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Sur geon ▁General ▁and ▁co - dis cover er ▁of ▁the ▁p neum oc oc cus , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" F ather ▁of ▁American ▁B acter i ology "; ▁ ▁The ▁West ▁or ▁" S iler ▁Pav il ion " ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁Col . ▁Joseph ▁Franklin ▁S iler ▁( 1 8 7 5 - 1 9 6 0 ), ▁who ▁in ▁▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁first ▁inject ed ▁den gue ▁virus ▁in ▁ser um ▁into ▁humans ▁producing ▁disease ▁and ▁" clos ing ▁the ▁loop " ▁on ▁den gue ▁trans miss ibility . ▁ ▁Add ition ▁An ▁addition ▁covers ▁the ▁entire ▁west ▁elev ation ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁block . ▁Because ▁the ▁lot ▁s lop es ▁slightly ▁from ▁east ▁to ▁west , ▁this ▁elev ation ▁is ▁a ▁full ▁four ▁stories ▁high . ▁The ▁stri pped ▁Class ical ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁addition ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁harm on ize ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁block . ▁The ▁lim estone ▁water ▁table , ▁bel t ▁course , ▁and ▁project ing ▁cor