malaria

BrE /məˈleɪriə/ AmE /məˈleriə/

noun en → es

1 ILLNESS [uncountable] B2

a serious illness caused by a parasite that is carried in the blood of infected people and spread to other people through bites from certain types of mosquito

paludismo, malaria

Collocations malaria risk · prevent malaria

  • The area is at high risk of malaria.

    La zona está en alto riesgo de paludismo.

2 SYMPTOMS [plural] C1

the symptoms of this illness, such as a very high temperature and chills that come and go in regular periods

síntomas de malaria

Collocations malaria symptoms · treat malaria

  • She was suffering from severe malaria.

    Ella estaba sufriendo de una severa malaria.