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noun |
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Malaria is a serious disease that is carried by a certain kind of mosquito.
Mosquito nets can help prevent malaria. A mosquito net hangs over a person's bed and keeps the mosquitoes away. |
| derivations: |
malarial (adj.), malarian (adj.), malarious (adj.) |
Malaria comes from Italian words that mean "bad air." The disease was thought to come from the damp air around swamps.