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malaria
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Definition of malaria:

malaria (noun):
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.
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

Synonyms for malaria:

ague

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