Page Content. Torticollis means âwry neckâ and is a condition that can be either congenital (from birth), or acquired later in life. A common form of the acquired condition is spasmodic torticollis: a chronic neurological movement disorder causing the neck to turn involuntarily to the left, right, upward or downward.
Quick Answer. According to PanCanal, it is possible that upwards of 22,000 people died building the Panama Canal. According to hospital records, 5,609 died of diseases and accidents and of these, 4,500 were West Indian workers. Continue Reading.
United States construction of the Panama canal, 1904â1914 Construction of locks on the Panama Canal, 1913 The U.S. formally took control of the canal property on May 4, 1904, inheriting from the French a depleted workforce and a vast jumble of buildings, infrastructure and equipment, much of it in poor condition.