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Question : Who discovered that Malaria was caused by female Anopheles?

Option 1: Edward Jenner

Option 2: Louis Pasteur

Option 3: Robert Koch

Option 4: Ronald Ross


Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024
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Correct Answer: Ronald Ross


Solution : The correct option is Ronal Ross.

In 1897, Sir Ronald Ross identified the Anopheles mosquito as a malaria vector. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1902. The parasite plasmodium, which causes malaria, is transmitted to people by mosquito bites.

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