mar 9, 1897 - Malaria transmission
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The malaria transmission from mosquito to human was discovered by Ronald Ross. He dissected an anopheles mosquito that fed on a patient who had malaria. He found that the mosquito was harboring malaria pathogens in the stomach, thus proving that the anopheles mosquito was instrumental in transmitting malaria to humans.
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