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Inevitably, malaria parasites developed resistance to commonly used drugs, and mosquito vectors became insecticide-resistant.
Anthony Fauci

Meaning of "malaria" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MALARIA

From Italian mala aria bad air, from the belief that the disease was caused by the unwholesome air in swampy districts.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MALARIA

malaria  [məˈlɛərɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALARIA

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Malaria is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MALARIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

malaria

Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans of the genus Plasmodium. Commonly, the disease is transmitted by a bite from an infected female Anopheles mosquito, which introduces the organisms from its saliva into a person's circulatory system. In the blood, the parasites travel to the liver to mature and reproduce. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever and headache, which in severe cases can progress to coma or death. Five species of Plasmodium can infect and be transmitted by humans. The vast majority of deaths are caused by P. falciparum and P. vivax, while P. ovale, and P. malariae cause a generally milder form of malaria that is rarely fatal. The zoonotic species P. knowlesi, prevalent in Southeast Asia, causes malaria in macaques but can also cause severe infections in humans. Malaria is common in tropical and subtropical regions because rainfall, warm temperatures, and stagnant waters provide an environment ideal for mosquito larvae.

Definition of malaria in the English dictionary

The definition of malaria in the dictionary is an infectious disease characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever, caused by the bite of an anopheles mosquito infected with any of four protozoans of the genus Plasmodium.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALARIA


adularia
ˌædjʊˈlɛərɪə
alfilaria
ˌælfɪˈlɛərɪə
alfileria
ˌælfɪˈlɛərɪə
area
ˈɛərɪə
armillaria
ˌɑːmɪˈlɛərɪə
Bavaria
bəˈvɛərɪə
Bulgaria
bʌlˈɡɛərɪə
calceolaria
ˌkælsɪəˈlɛərɪə
crotalaria
ˌkrɒtəˈlɛərɪə
filaria
fɪˈlɛərɪə
honoraria
ˌɒnəˈrɛərɪə
microfilaria
ˌmaɪkrəʊfɪˈlɛərɪə
militaria
ˌmɪlɪˈtɛərɪə
pedicellaria
ˌpɛdɪsəˈlɛərɪə
sanitaria
ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪə
scrophularia
ˌskrɒfjʊˈlɛərɪə
solaria
səʊˈlɛərɪə
talaria
təˈlɛərɪə
varia
ˈvɛərɪə
vibracularia
vaɪˌbrækjʊˈlɛərɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALARIA

malapertness
malapportioned
malappropriate
malappropriated
malaprop
malapropian
malapropism
malapropist
malapropos
malar
malar bone
malarial
malarian
malariologist
malariology
malarious
malarkey
malarky
malassimilation
malate

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALARIA

antimalaria
aquaria
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Ave Maria
Black Maria
Carpentaria
fritillaria
Gran Canaria
Gulf of Carpentaria
luminaria
maria
Samaria
Santa Maria
saponaria
sharia
the Santa Maria
urticaria
utricularia
velaria
Zaria

Synonyms and antonyms of malaria in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «malaria» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALARIA

Find out the translation of malaria to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of malaria from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «malaria» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

疟疾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paludismo
570 millions of speakers

English

malaria
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मलेरिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَلَارْيَا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

малярия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

malária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ম্যালেরিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paludisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malaria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Malaria
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マラリア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

말라리아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malaria
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bệnh sốt rét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மலேரியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मलेरिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıtma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malaria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

malaria
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малярія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

malarie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελονοσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

malaria
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

malaria
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

malaria
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of malaria

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALARIA»

The term «malaria» is very widely used and occupies the 19.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALARIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «malaria» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «malaria» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about malaria

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10 QUOTES WITH «MALARIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word malaria.
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Adam Ant
Depression is something that doesn't just go away. It's just... there and you deal with it. It's like... malaria or something. Maybe it won't be cured, but you've got to take the medication you're prescribed, and you stay out of situations that are going to trigger it.
2
Margaret Chan
Many diseases including malaria, dengue, meningitis - just a few examples - these are what we call climate-sensitive diseases, because such climate dimensions for rainfall, humidity and temperature would influence the epidemics, the outbreaks, either directly influencing the parasites or the mosquitoes that carry them.
3
Joseph DeRisi
When I came to University of California, San Francisco to work on infectious disease, I looked around to different options, and malaria was particularly interesting and fascinating to me. It's amazing that after 100 years of study of this little parasite, we've not been able to effectively control it.
4
Jared Diamond
AIDS and malaria and TB are national security issues. A worldwide program to get a start on dealing with these issues would cost about $25 billion... It's, what, a few months in Iraq.
5
Paul Farmer
We've taken on the major health problems of the poorest - tuberculosis, maternal mortality, AIDS, malaria - in four countries. We've scored some victories in the sense that we've cured or treated thousands and changed the discourse about what is possible.
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Anthony Fauci
Previous efforts to eradicate malaria failed for several reasons, including political instability and technical challenges in delivering resources, especially in certain countries in Africa.
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Anthony Fauci
For the first time, we have the genetic sequences of all three of the players in the global malaria debacle: the parasite, the anopheles mosquito and the human. It's a very important milestone.
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Anthony Fauci
Inevitably, malaria parasites developed resistance to commonly used drugs, and mosquito vectors became insecticide-resistant.
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Rose George
Diarrhea, 90 percent of which is caused by food and water contaminated by excrement, kills a child every fifteen seconds. That's more than AIDS, malaria, or measles, combined. Human feces are an impressive weapon of mass destruction.
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Malcolm Gladwell
There will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World. There's a reasonable shot that - because of his money - we will cure malaria.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALARIA»

Discover the use of malaria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to malaria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Malaria: Parasite Biology, Pathogenesis, and Protection
Every 30 seconds a death is caused by Malaria. This book brings together recent advances in our understanding of the basic biology, genetics and pathogenesis of malaria, to facilitate the rapid generation of new insights and interventions.
Irwin W. Sherman, 1998
2
Malaria: Waiting for the Vaccine
This book, the first in a series of annual public health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, brings together expertise in all of the disciplines that impinge on current control efforts and that are essential for the ...
G. A. T. Targett, 1991
3
Malaria
Recounts the history and effects of malaria, describes how the disease spreads, and offers information about diagnosis, treatment, and the threat of malaria in the modern world.
Mick Isle, 2001
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Malaria
Malaria needsto be understood in totality and treated by multidisciplinary approach.Therefore, there is a strong need for proper awareness amongst all of us aboutmalaria the disease, its serious complications and its multipronged management ...
A. K. Sinha, 2005
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Malaria
Discusses one of mankind's deadliest diseases, from the causes to the treatments and cures, and how it affects people today.
Jim Ollhoff, 2010
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Malaria: Host Responses to Infection
The purpose of this book is to analyze and determine how a host responds to a blood stage malaria infection.
Mary M. Stevenson, 1989
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Malaria: A Manual for Community Health Workers
Chloroquine is presented as the first-line treatment. The manual has three parts. The first explains what community health workers can do to control malaria, and lists the essential medicines and equipment needed.
‎1996
8
World Malaria Report 2008
The World malaria report 2008 describes the global distribution of cases and deaths, how WHO-recommended control strategies have been adopted and implemented in endemic countries, sources of funding for malaria control, and recent evidence ...
‎2008
9
Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria
This second edition of the guidelines revisits the recommendations based on updated evidence. The same presentation format from the first edition has been mainly kept based on feedback from the end-users."--P. ix.
World Health Organization, 2010
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Basic Malaria Microscopy: Tutor's guide
This second edition of the Basic Malaria Microscopy package is a stand-alone product, providing all that is needed to conduct a complete training course.
World Health Organization, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALARIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term malaria is used in the context of the following news items.
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New drug may block malaria in its tracks | Zee News
The new drug acts as a roadblock for malaria, curing mice of established infection, according to a study. Treatment was not associated with ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
2
Sanofi cholesterol drug, GSK malaria shot may get EU okay Friday …
The development of GSK's malaria vaccine -- called RTS,S or Mosquirix -- has been backed by billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates and is ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
3
Mortein Re-launches Anti-malaria Product, Articles | THISDAY LIVE
In furtherance of its commitment to provide innovative solutions to make life easier and healthier, a leading anti-malaria brand, Mortein from the ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
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Mosquitoes and Malaria: The Risk of Multiple Feeders : News …
Mosquitoes that are drenched in germs -- that is, those which have been doubly exposed to malaria strains -- are more likely to cause humans ... «Nature World News, Jul 15»
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Puerto Rico: Three students contract malaria while in the Dominican …
Puerto Rican health officials are reporting three confirmed and two suspected cases of malaria in students who traveled to Punta Cana, ... «Outbreak News Today, Jul 15»
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Ugandan Malaria App Inventors To Get $55,000 Funding From …
Three Ugandan youth who invented a malaria testing kit that digitally diagnoses malaria without the need for blood samples have won funding ... «AFKInsider, Jul 15»
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allAfrica.com: Uganda: Malaria Outbreak in Ten Uganda Districts
Kampala — There has been an outbreak of malaria in the Northern parts of Uganda. The districts affected include Lamwo, Gulu, Kitgum, Oyam, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Malaria app makers get funding from Museveni - New Vision
Three Ugandan youth who invented a malaria testing kit that digitally diagnoses malaria without the need for blood samples have won funding ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
9
WHO prequalifies Novartis' Coartem for malaria | BioPharma Dive
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 3.2 billion people in the world are at risk of malaria infection. And despite the fact that ... «BioPharma Dive, Jul 15»
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British Airways steward dies after catching malaria following flight to …
A British Airways stewardess has died after catching malaria while working on a long-haul flight from Heathrow to the Ghanaian capital of Accra ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

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