Question

Which disease got its name from Latin for 'bad air'?
a. Dengue
b. Chikungunya
c. Malaria

Answer 1

Answer : Malaria

The disease "Malaria" got its name from Latin for 'bad air'.

Extra Information :-

• The word "Malaria" is derived from the Italian word Mal aria (bad air).

• Malaria is a disease which caused by a parasite.

• It is an infectious disease which affects humans and other animals.

• This is a serious and threating disease. People with malaria, often experience with fever, illness and feel very weak.

Answer 2

Question:-. Which disease got its name from Latin for 'bad air'?

Answer:- Malaria

Additional Information:-

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by various species of the parasitic protozoan microorganisms called Plasmodium. Malaria is a disease that man has battled with for a long time. The first evidence of this protozoan came from mosquitoes preserved in amber nearly 30 million years ago.

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by various species of the parasitic protozoan microorganisms called Plasmodium. Malaria is a disease that man has battled with for a long time. The first evidence of this protozoan came from mosquitoes preserved in amber nearly 30 million years ago.It is even thought to have brought the Roman Empire to its knees. Malaria was so prevalent during the Roman times that the disease is also called ‘Roman Fever’. Today, the credit for actually discovering the parasite is given to Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, a French physician. He even won the Nobel Prize in 1907 for his findings.