Look up: malaria

1. malaria
   [n] - an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito
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2. malaria
   (Learning Modules / Biology / DNA / Glossary) Infectious disease common in the tropics, transmitted by mosquitoes. Causes recurrent bouts of fever and can cause anaemia and fatal convulsions.
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3. Malaria
   A disease caused by a parasite spread by Anopheles mosquitoes; it kills many people
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4. Malaria
   a parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes that causes chills and fever; potentially fatal complications in the liver, kidneys, blood, and brain are possible
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5. Malaria
   A widespread disease caused by a parasite in the blood (Malaria literally means bad air) - There are several parasites that cause the illness and hence several forms of malaria. All are Plasmodium species and the usual species are P falciparum, P vivax, P ovale and P malariae but there are others and it is possible to be infected by more than one a …
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6. Malaria
   Our Malaria Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Malaria Malaria: An infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites from the Plasmodium family that can be transmitted by the sting of the Anopheles mosquito or by a contaminated needle or transfusion. Falcipar...
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7. malaria
   a parasitic infection transmitted by infected mosquitos, mainly anopheles, and characterised by cycles of fever, chills, sweating, anaemia, large spleen and relapses; Disaster situations are conductive to the propagation of the disease; Mainly prevalent in the tropics, air travel facilitates transmi...
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8. malaria
   In humans, the set of diseases caused by infection by protozoans of the genus Plasmodium > Plasmodium. P. vivax causes the tertian type, P. malariae the quartan type and P. falciparum the quotidian or irregular type of disease, the names referring to the frequency of fevers. The fevers occur when the merozoites are released from the erythrocytes. The organisms are transmitted by species of the Anopheles > Anopheles mosquito.
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9. Malaria
   Ma·la'ri·a noun [ Italian , contr. from malaaria bad air. See Malice , and Air.] 1. Air infected with some noxious substance capable of engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhalation from certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, ...
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10. malaria
    In humans, the set of diseases caused by infection by the protozoans Plasmodium vivax causing the tertian type, P. Malariae the quartan type and P. Falciparum the quotidian or irregular type of disease, the names referring to the frequency of fevers. The fevers occur when the merozoites are released...
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11. 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
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12. malaria
    (mә-lar´e-ә) a serious infectious disease seen in many warm regions of the world, caused by a protozoal infection; it is one of the world's leading causes of death, although the majority of patients recover. Malaria is caused by the protozoal parasite Plasmodium, which is carried by mosquitoes of the genus A...
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13. Malaria
    • (n.) A morbid condition produced by exhalations from decaying vegetable matter in contact with moisture, giving rise to fever and ague and many other symptoms characterized by their tendency to recur at definite and usually uniform intervals. • (n.) Air infected with some noxious substan...
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14. malaria
    serious, relapsing infection in humans, characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever, anemia, splenomegaly (enlargement of the spleen), and ... [30 related articles]
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15. malaria
    malaria (bad air) Malaria, a reference to the 'bad air' (mala aria) around swamps which was believed by the Romans to cause the same kinds of debilitating diseases which still exist in our modern world.
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16. Malaria
    There were an estimated 225 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2009. An estimated 655,000 people died from malaria in 2010, a decrease from the 781,000 who died in 2009 according to the World Health Organization`s 2011 World Malaria Report, accounting for 2.23% of deaths worldwide. However, a 20...
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17. malaria
    Credit: World Health Organization A tropical parasitic disease resulting from infection with one of four species of Plamodium protozoa. Transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito, malaria is characterized by fever and enlargement of the spleen. The parasite multiples in erythrocytes (red blood cells),...
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18. malaria
    malaria, infectious parasitic disease that can be either acute or chronic and is frequently recurrent. Malaria is common in Africa, Central and South America, the Mediterranean countries, Asia, and many of the Pacific islands. In the United States it was found in the South and less frequently in the...
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19. Malaria
    Malaria also known as paludism (ague or miasma) is an intermittent and remittent fever caused by the micro-organism Pasmodium and transmitted by the bite of the Anopheles mosquito.
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20. malaria
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mă-lār′ē-ă Definitions: 1. A disease caused by the presence of the sporozoan Plasmodium in human or other vertebrate erythrocytes, usually transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus Anopheles that previously sucke...
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21. malaria
    Infectious parasitic disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes, marked by periodic fever and an enlarged spleen. When a female mosquito of the Anopheles genus bites a human who has malaria, it takes in with the human blood one of four malaria protozoa of the genus P...
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22. Malaria
    Malaria is an acute and sometimes chronic infectious disease due to the presence of protozoan parasites within red blood cells. These parasites are discharged through salivary ducts when the mosquito bites a person. The causative organism is transmitted through bites of infected female mosquitoes of...
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