Life Health Sciences – Science Rules it All

Malaria is a disease known since ancient times – almost from 5^th century B.C. The word malaria actually means bad air it was believed that malaria is caused due to bad air. LEVERAN discovered the malaria parasite in the year 1880. MASON in the year 1894 predicted that mosquitoes might transmit malaria. SIR RONALD ROSS in the year 1897 confirmed that mosquitoes transmit malaria.

Malaria is caused by a protozoan parasite called plasmodium. There are four distinct species of plasmodium – P.vivax (P stands for the word plasmodium), P.falciparum, P.malaria, P.ovale.