malaria
IPA: mʌɫˈɛriʌ
noun
- 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.
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Examples of "malaria" in Sentences
- Malaria is present in the country.
- He had malaria and eventually died.
- Malaria is still pandemic in some area.
- The most common disease in the town is malaria.
- At the age of three, Beard was bedridden with malaria.
- Many of the members of the regiment were ill with malaria.
- Many in the area are malnourished, and are prone to malaria.
- One of the major problems for the local population is malaria.
- It is used in the treatment of protozoal infections of malaria.
- The rate of malaria infection in this area is higher than the national average.
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