malaria

malaria
  a fever caused by a single-cell parasite. It is borne by certain species of mosquito and transferred to humans by mosquito bite. In many warm, tropical areas of the world it is endemic. Although its range has diminished, global warming threatens to expand it once again. Once caught, it cannot yet be fully eradicated but can be controlled if treated early. In strong adults it will likely recur throughout the lifetime but it will kill weaker individuals. Hundreds of millions are infected each year and it is responsible for 1 million deaths per year worldwide, 90% in Africa.

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  • malaria — [ malarja ] n. f. • 1821; mot it., littéralt « mauvais (mala) air (aria) » ♦ Paludisme. ● malaria nom féminin Synonyme de paludisme. malaria n. f. Paludisme. ⇒MALARIA, subst. fém. A. Vieilli. Émanations provenant des marécages, qu on croyait être …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Malaria — Sf (eine Infektionskrankheit) erw. fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus it. malaria, einer Zusammenrückung aus it. male schlecht und it. aria Luft , also schlechte Luft , neben it. mala d aria Luftkrankheit . So bezeichnet nach der bis ins 19 …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Malarĭa — (v. ital. mala aria, »schlechte Luft«, ital. Aria cattiva, Sumpfmiasma, Sumpfluft, Wechselfieber), eine in sumpfigen Gegenden namentlich warmer und tropischer Länder häufige Krankheit, die früher auf schlechte, in die Luft übergehende… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Malaria — skyldes malariaparasitten, Plasmodium, som er en lille encellet organisme, der lever som parasit i mennesker og i en bestemt myggeart ved navn Anopheles. Der findes fire typer malariaparasitter. Man regner med, at der er mellem 300 500 millioner… …   Danske encyklopædi

  • malaria — ma*la ri*a, n. [It., contr. fr. 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, producing fevers;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • malaria — f. parasit. Paludismo. Medical Dictionary. 2011 …   Diccionario médico

  • Malaria — (f), Sumpffieber (n) eng malaria …   Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz Glossar

  • malária — s. f. Doença infecciosa causada por parasitas do sangue do gênero Plasmodium, transmitida ao homem pelo mosquito anófele, que se manifesta geralmente por sezões. = IMPALUDISMO, PALUDISMO, SEZONISMO   ‣ Etimologia: italiano malaria …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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