单词	malaria
释义	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 archaic : air infected with a noxious substance capable of causing disease especially : miasma malarial mə-ˈler-ē-əl  adjective malarious mə-ˈler-ē-əs  adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web For comparison, there are normally far more cases of malaria, also from mosquitoes, and Lyme disease from ticks, according to state statistics. Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2022 Cases of malaria and other waterborne illnesses surged. Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 Standing water can act as breeding sites for mosquitoes that carry dengue fever and malaria. Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 He has been involved with diagnosing and treating infectious diseases including AIDS, respiratory infections and malaria. Talal Ansari, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Many organizations are more interested in communicable diseases such as HIV or malaria than [in] mental illness. Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN, 2 June 2022 The smoke and smog from those engines and appliances directly kill nine million people a year, more deaths than those caused by war and terrorism, not to mention malaria and tuberculosis, together. The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2022 At the mission station and in their forest settlements, many grew sick and died from flu and malaria. New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022 Researchers have also warned that even if Covid-19 cases fall to lower levels, the disease is still likely to cause thousands of deaths annually, not unlike other endemic illnesses such as malaria and tuberculosis. John Lauerman, Bloomberg.com, 11 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Italian, from mala aria bad air First Known Use 1740, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing malaria anti-malaria falciparum malaria vivax malaria anti-malaria falciparum malaria vivax malaria Kids Definition malaria noun ma·​lar·​ia mə-ˈler-ē-ə  : a serious disease with chills and fever that is spread by the bite of a mosquito 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 Journal of the American Medical Association see falciparum malaria, vivax malaria 2 : 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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