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malaria

[muh-lair-ee-uh] / məˈlɛər i ə /


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Two plants capable of causing nerve damage and paralysis at extremely low doses may also contain compounds with valuable uses against pain, malaria, cancer, and agricultural pests.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

When Roosevelt grew delirious from malaria and a leg infection and demanded to be left behind, his comrades conveyed him to safety.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

“Ebola is an urgent priority, but so is malaria, so is TB and so is HIV/AIDS.”

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

We have children dying of malaria and diarrhea.’

From Slate Jun. 9, 2026

The free ride may be provided by mosquitoes, fleas, lice, or tsetse flies that spread malaria, plague, typhus, or sleeping sickness, respectively.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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