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His discovery of the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of the Anopheles mosquito led to the realisation that malaria was transmitted by Anopheles. He received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria. Who was he?
His discovery of the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of the Anopheles mosquito led to the realisation that malaria was transmitted by Anopheles. He received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria. Who was he?
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The correct option is D Ronald Ross
- Sir Ronald Ross, born in Almora, India, was famous for his work concerning malaria and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902.
- He discovered that the salivary gland in the mosquito was the storage site of malarial parasites and using infected birds, he demonstrated the full life cycle of the malarial parasitic organism.
- Ross was also a prolific writer of novels and in particular, poems.
- Sir Ronald Ross, born in Almora, India, was famous for his work concerning malaria and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902.
- He discovered that the salivary gland in the mosquito was the storage site of malarial parasites and using infected birds, he demonstrated the full life cycle of the malarial parasitic organism.
- Ross was also a prolific writer of novels and in particular, poems.
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