malaria | | |
n. (state) | 1. malaria | an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever. |
| ~ blackwater fever | severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine. |
| ~ jungle fever | severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions. |
| ~ protozoal infection | any infection caused by a protozoan. |
| ~ chills and fever, ague | successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria. |
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