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Synonyms for malaria

Grammar : Noun
Spell : muh-lair-ee-uh
Phonetic Transcription : məˈlɛər i ə


Définition of malaria

Origin :
  • 1740, from Italian mal'aria, from mala aria, literally "bad air," from mala "bad" (fem. of malo, from Latin malus; see mal-) + aria "air" (see air (n.1)). Probably first used by Italian physician Francisco Torti (1658-1741). The disease, now known to be mosquito-borne, once was thought to be caused by foul air in marshy districts. Replaced native ague.
  • noun sickness
Example sentences :
  • Jenkin suffered a little from malaria, but of a different origin. '
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • The malaria of the swamps attacked him, and he died within a few days.
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • The malaria has got hold of me again, and the doctor says I must go out at once.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • The climate is tropical, and malaria, with its fever and ague, is prevalent.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • She had died of the malaria, and her funeral could not be long delayed.
  • Extract from : « Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. » by Charles James Lever
  • Thus at one time the poikilocytes were considered to be the cause of malaria.
  • Extract from : « Histology of the Blood » by Paul Ehrlich
  • There are plenty of mosquitoes in summer, but no malaria at any time.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • In 1638, quinine, derived from this bark, was introduced into Europe as a cure for malaria.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
  • At one time, in 1820, he had a thousand laborers on his hands sick with malaria.
  • Extract from : « Captains of Industry » by James Parton
  • The climate, good in the north, is hot and subject to malaria upon the coast.
  • Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock

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