Malaria

n. infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes (characterized by attacks of chills, fever and sweating)

Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Each year, it causes disease in approximately 650 million people and kills between one and three million, most of them young children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is commonly associated with poverty, but is also a cause of poverty and a major hindrance to economic development.
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Malaria is a serious infectious disease spread by certain mosquitoes. It is most common in tropical climates. [more]Malaria - Community and Resources

Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) protozoal infection
(hyponym) blackwater fever
(part-meronym) ague, chills and fever

n. malaria, swamp fever, disease transmitted by mosquitoes, paludism