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malaria
an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
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amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiasis, amoebiosis
infection by a disease-causing ameba
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giardiasis
infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort
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kala azar, leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis
sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
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trichomoniasis
infection of the vagina
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blackwater fever
severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine
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jungle fever
severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions
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amebic dysentery, amoebic dysentery
inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea
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Assam fever, dumdum fever, kala-azar, visceral leishmaniasis
leishmaniasis of the viscera
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Aleppo boil, Delhi boil, Old World leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, oriental sore, tropical sore
leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
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American leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis
a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa
