malaria
Tropical parasite illness
Malaria is an infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes, causing recurring fever, chills, and flu-like symptoms.
The disease remains a major killer in tropical regions, particularly sub-Saharan Africa.
She contracted malaria while working in the Congo.
Antimalarial drugs can prevent or treat infection.
The word comes from Italian for "bad air," reflecting the old belief that swamp vapors caused the illness.
Antimalarial medication
- quinineAntimalarial alkaloid from bark
- ACTCollege readiness assessment
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- therapyCurative mental treatment
dosage · injectable · oral · efficacy · clearance · recrudescence · relapse
Mesh preventing insect bites
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
larvicide · drainage · netting · DDT · permethrin · DEET · impregnated · doxycycline
Quantity with direction
- bitePierce with teeth
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- bloodmealDried, powdered animal protein
transmission · stagnant · swamp · pupa · entomology · insectary · oviposition · aquatic
Multinucleate protoplasmic mass
- apicomplexaParasitic protozoan phylum
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
- erythrocyteOxygen-transporting blood component
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
antigenic · life-cycle · vivax · hepatocyte · replication
Elevated body temperature
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- rigorsHarsh, demanding conditions
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- headacheCranial pain
fatigue · hepatomegaly · anemia · jaundice · nausea · vomiting · malaise · weakness
Of hot, humid regions
- sub-SaharanSouth of great desert
- transmissionSending of information
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- incidenceRate of occurrence
epidemic · outbreak · seasonal · perennial · eradication · elimination · control · surveillance
State of eventual death
- morbidityDisease occurrence rate
- WHOUN health authority
- UNICEFGlobal youth relief organization
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
vaccine · intervention · funding · diagnosis · microscopy · access · equity · poverty
chloroquine
Antimalarial medication
- quinineAntimalarial alkaloid from bark
- ACTCollege readiness assessment
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
therapy · dosage · injectable · oral · efficacy · clearance · recrudescence · relapse
bednet
Mesh preventing insect bites
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
spraying · larvicide · drainage · netting · DDT · permethrin · DEET · impregnated · doxycycline
vector
Quantity with direction
- bitePierce with teeth
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
bloodmeal · transmission · stagnant · swamp · pupa · entomology · insectary · oviposition · aquatic · nocturnal
plasmodium
Multinucleate protoplasmic mass
- apicomplexaParasitic protozoan phylum
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
- erythrocyteOxygen-transporting blood component
hemoglobin · antigenic · life-cycle · vivax · hepatocyte · replication
fever
Elevated body temperature
headache · fatigue · hepatomegaly · anemia · jaundice · nausea · vomiting · malaise · weakness · cyclical
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
- sub-SaharanSouth of great desert
- transmissionSending of information
- prevalenceState of being widespread
incidence · epidemic · outbreak · seasonal · perennial · eradication · elimination · control · surveillance · burden
mortality
State of eventual death
eradication · vaccine · intervention · funding · diagnosis · microscopy · access · equity · poverty
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, measles
- health conditionsdiabetes, heart disease, cancer, asthma, hypertension
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, measles, flu, hepatitis
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
- Deadly Diseasesrabies, smallpox, bubonic plague, cholera, anthrax
malariahealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · good health · immunity · disease-free · uninfected
malariainfluenza
Acute viral respiratory infection
COVID-19 · tuberculosis · measles · common cold · airborne disease
- malaria preventionStopping mosquito-borne illness
- malaria pillsPreventive drugs against mosquito-borne disease
- malaria testParasite infection screening
- malaria vaccineImmunization against plasmodium infection
- malaria symptomsEffects of parasitic blood infection
- malaria treatmentMedicine combating mosquito-borne parasites