Question

Where did the researchers find the malarial parasites?

• A. In the air near the marshlands.
• B. Inside the mosquitoes flying near the marshlands.
• C. Underneath the ground of the marshlands
• D. Inside the bats flying near the marshlands.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Inside the mosquitoes flying near the marshlands.

After a long search, Dr. Alphonse Laveran discovered that the malarial parasites were inside the mosquitoes.

Earlier, scientists had a belief that these parasites were either in air, water or soil near the forests and marshlands.