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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1897 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1896–97 • 1897–98 |
Events from the year 1897 in Scotland .
Sir Ronald Ross was a British medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria, becoming the first British Nobel laureate, and the first born outside Europe. His discovery of the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of a mosquito in 1897 proved that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes, and laid the foundation for the method of combating the disease.
One of the greatest challenges facing the builders of the Panama Canal was dealing with the tropical diseases rife in the area. The health measures taken during the construction contributed greatly to the success of the canal's construction. These included general health care, the provision of an extensive health infrastructure, and a major program to eradicate disease-carrying mosquitoes from the area.
Events from the year 1847 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1998 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1991 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1976 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1970 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1969 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1966 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1958 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1955 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1946 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1937 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1934 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1905 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1903 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1862 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1836 in Scotland.
Events from the year 1831 in Scotland.
Events from the year 2016 in Scotland.