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1878 – Sir Patrick Manson discovered the transmission of filariasis by the culex mosquito

1899 - 1800, United States of AmericaBy Editor10. 4. 1878

Sir Patrick Manson is considered by many to be the father of tropical medicine. He was the first person to demonstrate, in 1878, that a parasite that causes human disease could infect a mosquito—in this case, the filarial worm that causes elephantiasis. He was also physician to the Seamen’s Hospital Society, the Medical Advisor to…

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