malaria
malaria
Noun
This term describes a specific parasitic infection rather than a general illness. It carries a heavy connotation of tropical geography and public health crises, often evoking images of stagnant water and mosquito-borne transmission.
Grammatically, the word is treated as an uncountable noun. It refers to the disease as a general condition or entity, meaning it does not have a plural form in standard medical or conversational English. One refers to malaria in general or a case of malaria, but never malarias.
Meanings
Nounmalaria
An infectious disease caused by plasmodium parasites which are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
The region has seen a significant decrease in cases of malaria due to new vaccination programs.