Who first observed Plasmodium in the red blood cells of a malarial patient?

Edward Jenner

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Ronald Ross

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Louis Pasteur

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Alphonse Laveran

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Solution

The correct option is D Alphonse Laveran
In 1880, Alphonse Laveran discovered that the causative agent of malaria is a parasite. Laveran concluded that they originated in the blood.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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