title: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 91st Annual General Meeting at Manson House, London, 18 June 1998. Traveller's tales. Sir Ronald Ross and India.
abstract: Brief mention is given of the early life of Sir Ronald Ross and an account of the events which led to his discovery of the method of transmission of malaria parasites. His later association with India is also referred to.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology; D003465:Culex; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008288:Malaria / Q000266:history* / Q000635:transmission