malaria

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Bad air was thought to cause this disease, so it was given a name meaning "bad air"; it's caused by parasites malaria DD $1,000 J WORD ORIGINS 2022-06-22 #8668
This disease's name is from the Italian for "bad air"; it was first thought to be caused by foul swamp air, not mosquitoes malaria $600 J WORD ORIGINS 2002-05-31 #4100
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