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malaria

ma·la·ria

UK/məˈlɛəɹi.ə/ US/mʌˈlɛriʌ/ fairly common

noun

1.

an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

Origin

Borrowed from Italian malaria, formed from mal- (“bad”) and aria (“air”). Introduced into English by the Scottish geologist John MacCulloch (1773-1835). Displaced native Old English unlyft (literally “bad air”).

Phrases

  • airport malaria
  • falciparum malaria
  • knowlesi malaria
  • malaria mosquito
  • malaria net
  • vivax malaria

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