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Malaria vs Influenza - What's the difference?

malaria | influenza |

As nouns the difference between malaria and influenza

is that malaria is a disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days while influenza is an acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

malaria

English

Noun

(head) (wikipedia malaria)
  • A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium , multiplies in blood every few days.

    • Synonyms

    * ague

    Derived terms

    * malarial * antimalarial

    See also

    * ----

    influenza

    English

    (wikipedia influenza)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

    • Synonyms

    * flu * grippe, grip

    Derived terms

    * avian influenza * influenzal * Spanish influenza * swine influenza * affluenza

    Related terms

    * flu