Who discovered that mosquito served as carrier of malaria?

Jonas Salk

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Ronald Ross

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Louis Pasteur

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Robert Koch

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The correct option is A Ronald Ross
Sir Ronald Ross discovered the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of mosquito and led to the realization, that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes. He received the Nobel Prize in 1902 for his work on malaria.

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