French word

paludisme

Pronunciation

IPA/palydizm/

Meaning

  • masculine nounmalaria

Example

Les moustiques peuvent transmettre le paludisme.

Mosquitoes can transmit malaria.

Illustration for paludisme (malaria)

More examples

Les symptômes du paludisme comprennent la fièvre et les frissons.

Symptoms of malaria include fever and chills.

Core concept

A recurring fever illness passed from an infected mosquito to a person by a parasite.

Common phrases

  • symptômes du paludisme

    symptoms of malaria

  • diagnostic du paludisme

    diagnosis of malaria

Similar words

fièvre palustre: A febrile infection contracted from the bite of a mosquito carrying parasites.
fièvre: A state in which body temperature rises above its usual level.
dengue: A viral disease spread by mosquitoes and associated with high fever and intense muscle pain.

Definition in French

Maladie parasitaire causée par des Plasmodium et transmise par la piqûre de moustiques anophèles, caractérisée par des accès de fièvre et de frissons récurrents.

Word origin

French paludisme combines palud-, from Latin palus meaning marsh, with the suffix -isme.

Usage tips

  • Paludisme is masculine, so standard forms include le paludisme, un cas de paludisme, and du paludisme.

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