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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a serious disease carried by mosquitoes that causes chills, fever, and sweating.
Mosquito nets can be helpful in preventing malaria. |
| 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.