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# malaria

noun (malaria, uncountable)

«malaria» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Malaria is a serious illness that causes high fever, shivering and sweating, and can kill if it is not treated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malaria/#m1)
2. It is caused by a tiny parasite that gets into the blood when an infected mosquito bites a person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malaria/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons, malaria is the classic example of a disease spread by an animal (the mosquito), so pupils learn about life cycles, hot wet climates and how to stay safe: bed nets, insect spray, draining still water, and medicine for travellers. In geography it is linked to tropical countries, mostly in Africa. In history, it slowed down building projects such as the Panama Canal. Phrases: «catch malaria», «malaria nets», «anti-malaria tablets», «malaria vaccine».

### Examples

- Malaria is spread by mosquito bites. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malaria/#x1)
- Many children in Africa sleep under nets to stop malaria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malaria/#x2)
- Before the trip, Dad took anti-malaria tablets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malaria/#x3)
- Malaria gives you a very high fever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malaria/#x4)
- Mosquitoes lay their eggs in still water, so people drain puddles to fight malaria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malaria/#x5)
- Scientists have made vaccines against malaria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malaria/#x6)
- You cannot catch malaria by touching someone who has it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malaria/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «malaria», not «a malaria». Myth: the name comes from Italian «bad air», because people once thought bad air from swamps caused it; in fact it is the mosquito. Only some mosquitoes (female Anopheles) spread it. It is treatable and preventable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «malaria» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malaria/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«malaria» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/malaria.html) on Mova free.