marsh fever

noun

1. See malaria
   another name for malaria

Example Sentences

The two travellers set out, but the malarious climate broke down their health, and both were seized with a dangerous marsh fever.

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Cholera and low marsh fever now made their appearance, and carried off a great many men, particularly among the new comers.

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The coastguard that we never could bear said, "Marsh fever be something or othered," and his comrades said the same.

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The tropical marsh fever had them in its grip, and the grasp was tightening every moment.

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Owing to the ravages of marsh fever the place is now nearly deserted.

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