malaria

/məˈlɛəɹi.ə/

noun 2

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(noun.)

ADJ

acute, severe

VERB + MALARIA

have, suffer from | catch, contract

carry, transmit

Mosquitoes carry malaria to people living in tropical regions.

treat | eradicate

MALARIA + NOUN

sufferer, victim | parasite | vaccine | control, eradication

Definitions

noun

A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.

Supposed poisonous air arising from marshy districts, once thought to cause fever.

The doctor had his hands full, as the air was so impregnated with malaria that men who had only landed some twenty-four hours were laid low with this extraordinarily violent type of fever.

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The doctor had his hands full, as the air was so impregnated with malaria that men who had only landed some twenty-four hours were laid low with this extraordinarily violent type of fever.

Wiktionary

Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.

Tatoeba · #32358

Malaria is a disease that mosquitoes carry.

Tatoeba · #32359

He contracted malaria while living in the jungle.

Tatoeba · #290146

He has never really got over malaria he caught in the East during the war.

Tatoeba · #300692

They're suffering from malaria.

Tatoeba · #681029

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In some senses, malaria is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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