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Ronald Ross blue plaque

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Ronald Ross blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir Ronald Ross discoverer of the mosquito transmission of malaria worked here Recorded plaque organisation: English Heritage.
Sir Ronald Ross was a British medical doctor who discovered that mosquitoes transmit malaria, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1902. His discovery revolutionized the understanding and control of malaria, significantly impacting global public health.

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