Q335
The life history of human malaria parasite in Anopheles was first described by
A.
Partrick Manson
B.
Laveran
C.
Ronald Ross
AnswerD.
Richard Pfeiffer
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The life history of human malaria parasite in Anopheles was first described by Ronald Ross. On 20 August 1897, in Secunderabad, Ross made his landmark discovery. While dissecting the stomach tissue of an anopheline mosquito fed four days previously on a malarious patient, he found the malaria parasite and went on to prove the role of Anopheles mosquitoes in the transmission of malaria parasites in humans.