malaria

noun/məˈlɛriə/

Frequency rank: #6,438 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a serious disease transmitted by mosquito bites, causing fever and chills.

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Example sentence

Many travelers take preventive medicine before visiting regions where malaria is common.

Synonyms & related words

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