The word "malaria" is derived from two words that literally translate to what?
The word malaria comes from two medieval Italian words, "mal" and "aria," which when put together mean "bad air." This came about before people understood that the disease was passed from a parasite carried by misquotes who lived in the wet ground, and not through "the bad air of swamps".
In 1897, Britain’s Sir Ronald Ross, an army surgeon working in India, was the first person to prove that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, an event now commemorated by World Mosquito Day. Malaria is one of the more deadly diseases in the history of mankind.
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Sheila Robinson
Malaria carried by “misquotes”? 🤣 Gotta love that SpellChecker!
Marian Spitzig
isn’t a “misquotes” a mistake in quoting someone?
John W Shreve
Misquotes are even worse than fleez and fleighs.
Margaret O'Neill
My Father taught me such a lot when I was growing up... Thanks Dad.... and in turn I taught my children all the things I was taught, trivia and things less known...
earlepg
billyboy915, ... and more frequent than we would have liked.
Paulette Arnold
I am a mosquito magnet!
Irene Townsend
Never heard of 'World Mosquito Day', wonder if it's a holiday for the Mossies, lol
John W Shreve
When the question is saying, "The hint is right here, folks," it's an easy pickup....unless you're falling asleep.
John W Shreve
Ilias Tsiabardas, Glad you made it. It must have been hairy.
Ilias Tsiabardas
I Allmost died with Malaria in Africa and Survived because I was young and being cured by a good Doctor ,anyway( Male )in Latin is bad and (Aria )is Air ,it helps to be multilingual
Carroll Price
Rest assured that long before educated scientist "discovered" mosquitos caused Malaria, that many uneducated people had long ago figured it out - which is nearly always the case
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Lawanta
Sheila Robinson, that made me laugh too 😆
earlepg
As I was reading the question, as I encountered the word "malaria" I was saying "mal" and "aria", which of course was bad air.
billyboy915
Sheila Robinson,
It's true; misquotes have been known to be deadly. LOL