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  1. May 9, 2024 · Sir Ronald Ross (born May 13, 1857, Almora, India—died Sept. 16, 1932, Putney Heath, London, Eng.) was a British doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on malaria. His discovery of the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of the Anopheles mosquito led to the realization that malaria was ...

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  2. 2 days ago · Britain's Sir Ronald Ross, an army surgeon working in Secunderabad, India, proved in 1897 that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, an event now commemorated by World Mosquito Day. He was able to find pigmented malaria parasites in a mosquito that he artificially fed on a malaria patient who had crescents in his blood.

  3. Apr 27, 2024 · In this captivating episode of "179 Seconds," delve into the fascinating tale of Sir Ronald Ross, the pioneering scientist who cracked the code to malaria's secrets, earning him the prestigious...

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  4. May 17, 2024 · Sir Ronald Ross. Definitions of Sir Ronald Ross. noun. British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) synonyms: Ross. see more.

  5. May 10, 2024 · Sir Ronald Ross. Giovanni Maria Lancisi. Alphonse Laveran. (Show more) Related Topics: blackwater fever. vivax malaria. quartan malaria. falciparum malaria. hydroxychloroquine. (Show more) Recent News. May 7, 2024, 5:27 AM ET (National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)) Antibody reduces risk of malaria in children.

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  6. Apr 30, 2024 · The Ross Fund was launched this week by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister) George Osborne. The fund is named after Sir Ronald Ross, who discovered that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes. The Fund will also focus on the global fight to eradicate malaria, and will partner with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in this work.

  7. Apr 26, 2024 · Sir Ronald Ross (13 May 1857 – 16 September 1932) was a British medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria, becoming the first British Nobel laureate, and the first born outside Europe.

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