vivax malaria

[ vahy-vaks ]

/ ˈvaɪ væks /

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noun Pathology.

the most common form of malaria, caused by the protozoan Plasmodium vivax and marked by the occurrence of attacks every other day.

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Origin of vivax malaria

1940–45; <New Latin (Plasmodium) vivax the protozoan species, Latin vīvāx long-lived, lively; see vivacity

Kids suffering from malaria or extreme diarrhea are now too often left without medical care.
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She says the nurses have done some tests and say her daughter has malaria.
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Malaria, which is spread my mosquitoes, has also been on the rise since the camp was flooded.
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With less than a dozen toilets in the entire community, poor sanitation fuels high rates of malaria and lethal cases of diarrhea.
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A shocking statistic among many is that, on average, one person dies of malaria there every 30 seconds.
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In estivo-autumnal malaria the gametes take distinctive ovoid and crescentic forms, and are not difficult to recognize.
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In estivo-autumnal fever the regular grouping, while usually present at first, is soon lost, thus causing "irregular malaria."
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Peter brought the blanket and left him alone, while he faced this new trouble which bore no resemblance to malaria.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
If he had malaria it clung to him year after year, while he grew more reserved and silent, and saw less and less of the people.
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As in the low marshy ground at the mouths of the Liri and Volturno, malaria is very prevalent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various