malaria
noun
ma·lar·ia
mə-ˈler-ē-ə 
1
a
: a human disease that is caused by sporozoan parasites (genus Plasmodium) in the red blood cells, is transmitted by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever
b
: any of various diseases of birds and mammals caused by blood protozoans
2
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In addition to the huge loss of life, the flooding led to other physical diseases such as outbreaks of cholera and malaria.
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Bill Frist, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Products like mosquito nets and bug sprays can help prevent mosquito bites and the spread of malaria.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Even the lower figure would be more than the number of people dying from AIDS and malaria combined.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
In 2001–the year before the Global Fund was founded–AIDS, TB and malaria killed a staggering 4.6 million people globally.
—Peter Sands, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Bill Frist, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Products like mosquito nets and bug sprays can help prevent mosquito bites and the spread of malaria.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Even the lower figure would be more than the number of people dying from AIDS and malaria combined.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
In 2001–the year before the Global Fund was founded–AIDS, TB and malaria killed a staggering 4.6 million people globally.
—Peter Sands, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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malaria
noun
ma·lar·ia
mə-ˈler-ē-ə
: a disease caused by protozoan parasites in the red blood cells, passed from one individual to another by the bite of mosquitoes, and marked by periodic attacks of chills and fever
Medical Definition
malaria
noun
ma·lar·ia
mə-ˈler-ē-ə
1
: an acute or chronic disease caused by the presence of sporozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium in the red blood cells, transmitted from an infected to an uninfected individual by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells and the release of toxic substances by the parasite at the end of each reproductive cycle
malaria remains the greatest single cause of debilitation and death throughout the world—The Journal of the American Medical Association
see falciparum malaria, vivax malaria
The Journal of the American Medical Association2
: any of various diseases of birds and mammals that are more or less similar to malaria of human beings and are caused by blood protozoans
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