Who stated this hypothesis? Mosquitoes are involved in the spread of malaria
Correct answer: C. Laveran
- A. Ronald
- B. AFA king
- C. Laveran
- D. Aristotle
Explanation
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, a French physician, was the one who stated the hypothesis that mosquitoes are involved in the spread of malaria. Laveran made this observation in 1880 when he discovered the presence of parasites in the blood of malaria patients and later found the same parasites in the stomachs of mosquitoes.
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