Ronald Ross was born on 13May 1857, and he passed away on 16 September 1932. He was a British medical doctor who is best known for his groundbreaking work on the transmission of malaria. He was born in Almora, India, which was then part of British India. Ross joined the Indian Medical Service in 1881 and served in various locations, including India, Egypt, and West Africa.
Ross became interested in the transmission of malaria while serving in India. At the time, it was known that mosquitoes were somehow involved in the spread of the disease, but the exact mechanism was not understood. In 1897, Ross made a significant breakthrough when he discovered that malaria parasites were transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. He made this discovery while working in Secunderabad, India, by observing the life cycle of the malaria parasite in the stomachs of mosquitoes.
Ross's discovery had far-reaching implications for the understanding and control of malaria. It provided crucial insights into the disease's transmission, leading to more effective methods for its prevention and control. For his discovery, Ross was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1902, becoming the first British Nobel laureate in medicine.
