Malar
Referring to the cheek. For example, a malar rash is a rash that appears over the cheeks.
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- Malaria
An infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites from the Plasmodium family that can be transmitted by the bite of the Anopheles mosquito or by a contaminated needle or transfusion. Falciparum malaria is the most deadly type. The symptoms of malaria include cycles of chills, fever, sweats, muscle aches and headache that recur every few days. […]
- Malaria, falciparum
The most dangerous type of malaria, which is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Falciparum malaria is associated with high levels of parasites in the blood and has the highest death rate and rate of complications of all types of malaria. Red blood cells that are infected with the parasite tend to sludge and lead […]
- Malaria, pregnancy-associated
Pregnancy-associated malaria.
- Malariologist
Someone who is versed in or engaged in the study of malaria. “Independent malariologists believe it kills two million people a year, mainly children under 5 and 90 percent of them in Africa.” (Tina Rosenberg, writing in The New York Times, April 11, 2004)
- Malariology
The study of malaria. Someone who is versed in malariology is a malariologist.