malaria
/məˈleəriə/noun
उच्चारण मलेअरिअ
मलेरिया
Core word
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a disease caused by the bite of some types of mosquito that causes periods of fever
मलेरिया
- malaria prevention
- The health department sprayed the village to stop the spread of malaria.
- Mosquito nets protect people from malaria.
+ 2 more examples
- Malaria is common in places where the water stands still after the rains.
- He was ill with malaria for a week.
Synonyms fever
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
malaria (uncountable noun)
Malaria is uncountable and takes a singular verb; it is not used with a or in the plural.
'Malaria' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है; इसके साथ 'a' या बहुवचन नहीं लगता।
- Malaria is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito.
- Malaria is common during the monsoon.
suffer from / catch / die of malaria
Use suffer from or have for the illness, catch or get malaria for becoming ill, and die of (or from) malaria.
रोग के लिए 'suffer from' या 'have', बीमार होने के लिए 'catch' या 'get', और मृत्यु के लिए 'die of' (या 'from') आता है।
- Her brother caught malaria on a trip to Odisha.
- Thousands once died of malaria every year.
malaria + noun
Malaria before a noun names things related to the disease: malaria parasite, malaria vaccine, malaria season, malaria drug.
Noun से पहले 'malaria' रोग से जुड़ी चीज़ें बताता है: malaria parasite, malaria vaccine, malaria season, malaria drug।
- A malaria vaccine has been approved for children.
- The malaria season begins after the first rains.
malaria and related terms
The related adjective is malarial, as in a malarial fever; the causing organism is a parasite called Plasmodium.
संबंधित adjective 'malarial' है, जैसे a malarial fever; रोग का कारण Plasmodium नामक परजीवी है।
- The malarial fever came back every second day.
- The Plasmodium parasite causes malaria.
+Collocations 4
verb + malaria
catchcontractpreventtreateradicatespread
- The health team works to prevent malaria in villages.
adjective + malaria
severecerebralrecurringmilddeadly
- Cerebral malaria needs urgent hospital treatment.
malaria + noun
mosquitoparasitevaccinetabletoutbreaktest
- A malaria test is done by examining a drop of blood.
prevention phrases
mosquito netinsect repellentclean waterdrain stagnant waterspray insecticide
- A mosquito net helps prevent malaria at night.
“More examples 5
- Malaria causes high fever, shivering and headache.
मलेरिया से तेज़ बुखार, कंपकंपी और सिरदर्द होता है।
- Ronald Ross discovered that mosquitoes carry the malaria parasite.
रोनाल्ड रॉस ने खोज की कि मच्छर मलेरिया परजीवी के वाहक हैं।
- Radhika's school held a drive to remove stagnant water and stop malaria.
राधिका के स्कूल ने रुके हुए पानी को हटाने और मलेरिया रोकने के लिए अभियान चलाया।
- Many tourists take tablets to protect themselves from malaria.
अनेक पर्यटक मलेरिया से बचाव के लिए गोलियाँ लेते हैं।
- India has reduced malaria cases sharply in the last two decades.
भारत ने पिछले दो दशकों में मलेरिया के मामलों में भारी कमी की है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is suffering with malaria since last week.
✓ He has been suffering from malaria since last week.
Suffer takes from, and since needs the present perfect continuous.
'Suffer' के बाद 'from' आता है, और 'since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite, spread by female Anopheles mosquitoes; quinine was an early treatment; 25 April is World Malaria Day.
विज्ञान में मलेरिया Plasmodium परजीवी से होता है, जो मादा Anopheles मच्छर से फैलता है; quinine आरंभिक उपचार था; 25 अप्रैल विश्व मलेरिया दिवस है।