malārija

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See also: malarija and malārijā

Latvian[edit]

 malārija on Latvian Wikipedia
Malārijas plazmodiji

Etymology[edit]

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Italian mala aria (bad air).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

malārija f (4th declension)

  1. malaria (a disease characterized by fever attacks, caused by a parasitic protozoan, Plasmodium sp., spread by mosquitoes)
    malārijas plazmodijimalaria Plasmodium parasites
    malārijas odi, malārijodimalaria mosquitoes (Anopheles)
    kā zināms, pēc dizentērijas malārija ir visvairāk izplatītā tropiskā slimībaas is well known, malaria is the most widespread tropical disease after dysentery

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