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
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malaria::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | protozoal infection |
| Has types | blackwater fever, jungle fever |
| Derivation | malarial |
Examples of malaria
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The first trials will get underway at malaria clinics in Brazil later this year.
From the cnn.com
The most lethal form of malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
From the sciencedaily.com
Nucleosome landscape and control of transcription in the human malaria parasite.
From the sciencedaily.com
It shows malaria was established in the New World at least 15 million years ago.
From the sciencedaily.com
Many of the tens of thousands of convicts succumbed to malaria and yellow fever.
From the bbc.co.uk
The most common form of malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
From the sciencedaily.com
Young malaria parasites then grow and develop inside the mosquito for two weeks.
From the sciencedaily.com
Malaria in Brazil accounts for 40 percent of the reported cases in the Americas.
From the abcnews.go.com
This anti-malaria medication used to be prescribed to ease nocturnal leg cramps.
From the denverpost.com
- 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
- (malarial) of or infected by or resembling malaria; "malarial fever"
- Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by a eukaryotic protist of the genus Plasmodium. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas (22 countries), Asia, and Africa. ...
- A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days
- A mosquito-borne, climate sensitive disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium. It causes fever, chills and other flu-like symptoms and is responsible for over one million deaths worldwide each year, most of them children in sub-Saharan Africa.
- A tropical parasitic disease that kills more people than any other communicable disease except tuberculosis is reemerging in areas that had controlled or eradicated the disease, namely the Central Asian Republics of Tajikistan and Azerbaijan, and in Korea. ...
- An parasitic disease carried by mosquitoes, causing anaemia, flu-like symptoms, fever, coma, and even death. Its identification with ancient descriptions of illness is not certain.
- A fever caused by a single-cell parasite. It is borne by certain species of mosquito and transferred to humans by mosquito bite. In many warm, tropical areas of the world it is endemic. Although its range has diminished, global warming threatens to expand it once again. ...
- A group of diseases caused by any of four different microorganisms called plasmodia (Plasmodium falciparum, vivax, ovale, and malariae), which are transmitted by certain species of mosquitoes. ...
