ma·lar·i·a (m -lâr  -)n. 1. An infectious disease characterized by cycles of chills, fever, and sweating, caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium in red blood cells, which is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito. 2. Archaic Bad or foul air; miasma. [Italian, from mala aria, bad air : mala, feminine of malo, bad (from Latin malus; see mel-3 in Indo-European roots) + aria, air (from Latin  r, from Greek; see wer-1 in Indo-European roots).]ma·lar i·al, ma·lari·an, ma·lari·ous adj. |
malaria
Noun
a disease with recurring attacks of fever, caused by the bite of some types of mosquito [Italian mala aria bad air]
malarial adj
| malaria (m-lâr-) An infectious disease of tropical areas caused by the parasitic infection of red blood cells by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium, which is transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito. Malaria is characterized by recurrent episodes of chills, fever, sweating, and anemia and is endemic in Africa, Central America, and much of Southern Asia and northern South America. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  malaria - an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and feverblackwater fever - severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine jungle fever - severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions protozoal infection - any infection caused by a protozoan chills and fever, ague - successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria |
Translations
n malaria [məˈleəriə]
a fever caused by the bite of a certain type of mosquito. malaria ملاريا малария malárie malaria die Malaria ελονοσία malaria malaaria مالاریا malaria malaria מָלַריָה मलेरिया malarija malária malaria mÿrakalda, malaría malaria マラリア 말라리아 maliarija malārija demam malaria malaria malaria malaria malária malarie малярия malária malarija malarija malaria ไข้มาลาเรีย sıtma 瘧疾 малярія ملیریا bệnh sốt rét 疟疾
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