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.
In the ensuing centuries, various nations considered developing a Panamanian canal but a serious attempt wasnât made until the 1880s. In 1881, a French company headed by Ferdinand de Lesseps, a former diplomat who developed Egyptâs Suez Canal, began digging a canal across Panama. The project was plagued by poor planning, engineering problems and tropical diseases that killed thousands of workers.