malaria

IPA: mʌɫˈɛriʌ

A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
(archaic) Supposed poisonous air arising from marshy districts, once thought to cause fever.

Examples of "malaria" in Sentences

A very high incidence of malaria and malaria is bad for pregnancies.
Indeed, the pestilence is so closely linked to Roman history that the word "malaria" comes from the Italian for "bad air."
And for anyone not totally up to speed on their African diseases, malaria is what happens when an infected mosquito bites you.
The decisive control of malaria is within reach; AIDS prevention and treatment are reaching millions in needs; and TB is being treated more effectively than ever before.