Malaria.malaria [me-lar'e-e] Malaria, "bad air" in Italian, was blamed for the deaths of >1,000 workers digging the Erie Canal Erie Canal, artificial waterway, c.360 mi (580 km) long; connecting New York City with the Great Lakes via the Hudson River. Locks were built to overcome the 571-ft (174-m) difference between the level of the river and that of Lake Erie. With its three branch canals it forms the New York State Canal System. After the American Revolution, the need for an all-American water route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic coast was evident. in 1819. Work on the canal continued in winter, when the swamp was frozen over (and, although the vector was not known at the time, mosquitoes were dormant). Malaria, caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium 1. a parasite of the genus Plasmodium. 2. a multinucleate continuous mass of protoplasm formed by aggregation and fusion of myxamebae.plasmo´dial Plasmodium n. and usually transmitted by the bite of infected Anopheles A genus of protozoans 1. any member of the Protozoa. 2. of or pertaining to the Protozoa. pro·to·zo·an (pr   t that are parasites of the red blood cells of vertebrates and include the causative agents of malaria.a·noph·e·line (-l mosquitoes, is endemic in many warm regions. Charles Louis Alphonse Alphonse (älfôNs`), 1220–71, count of Poitiers and of Toulouse, brother of King Louis IX of France. By his marriage to the daughter of Raymond VII, count of Toulouse, he inherited Raymond's lands in 1249. An able administrator, he did much to heal the wounds of the crusade against the Albigenses. Laveran Charles Louis Alphonse 1845-1922. n) adj. French pathologist. He won a 1907 Nobel Prize for investigating the role of protozoa in the generation of disease. Sources: Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary. 30th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2003; cdc.gov; and wikipedia There Is a Hierarchy Although anybody can contribute, there is still a hierarchy. Many contributors are identified only by IP address, while others use screen names. Several hundred administrators have the power to delete entries and block IP addresses to keep vandals from changing meaningful descriptions to obscene language as well as others who continuously add strong opinions or political commentary..org |
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