Q. In which year, Ronald Ross found malaria parasite infection in mosquito?
A) 1897
B) 1850
C) 1835
D) 1859
Explanation
Dr. Ronald Ross (20^(th) August, 1897) discovered the oocyte of parasite on the outside of midgut or stomach of female $Anopheles$ and found out that the malaria is transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes. For this discovery, he was awarded Nobel Prize in 1902.
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