Definition of malaria Malaria
/mʌlɛˈɹiʌ/ - [mulereeu] - ma•lar•i•a
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What does malaria mean?
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NounPlural: malarias |
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| 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 fever | ||
| protozoal infection any infection caused by a protozoan | ||
| blackwater fever severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine | ||
| jungle fever severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions | ||
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- malaria (Noun)
A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- malaria (n.)
Air infected with some noxious substance capable of engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhalation from certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers; miasma. - malaria (n.)
A morbid condition produced by exhalations from decaying vegetable matter in contact with moisture, giving rise to fever and ague and many other symptoms characterized by their tendency to recur at definite and usually uniform intervals.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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malaria
A group of human and animal febrile diseases with a chronic relapsing course caused by hemosporidian blood parasites of the genus Plasmodium, transmitted by the bite of Anopheles mosquito.
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Malaria is an infectious disease. It is caused by parasites. People catch malaria when the parasite enters the blood. A parasite is an organism that lives off of another organism called a "host". A parasite takes from the host organism, but does not help it. Instead, it usually harms the host.
The parasite that causes malaria is a protozoan called "Plasmodium". Protozoa are organisms with only one cell, but they are not bacteria. Bacteria are smaller and simpler than protozoa.
"P. vivax" and "P. falciparum" cause the most malaria in people. "Falciparum" malaria is the worst kind, and kills the most people.
People usually get malaria from the Anopheles mosquitoes. The "Plasmodium" goes into people by mosquitoes bites. The "Plasmodium" is in the mosquito's saliva. (Saliva is moisture, or spit, made in the mouth.) The mosquito's saliva carries the "Plasmodium" into the person. The person is then infected with "Plasmodium". This makes the person have the disease malaria.
The kind of mosquito that carries malaria is the "anopheles" mosquito. Only the female mosquito gives people malaria, because only the female mosquito bites.
Some people do not get malaria from mosquitoes. A baby can get it while inside its mother. This is called "maternal-fetal transmission". People can also get malaria from a blood transfusion. This is when someone gives blood to another person. Another way people can catch malaria is by using a needle that someone with the disease used before them.
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🔤- malaria, noun, singular of malarias.
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