paludism
nounUK /ˈpæl.jʊ.dɪ.zəm/
US /ˈpæl.jə.dɪ.zəm/
A sickness you can get from a mosquito bite that makes you feel very hot and tired.
The doctor said the fever was caused by paludism after the child was bitten by a mosquito.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An old medical term for malaria, once believed to come from breathing bad air in swampy places.
In old books, paludism was blamed on the damp air near marshes.
3. A feverish illness marked by repeating chills and sweating.
The sailor suffered from paludism, with chills returning every few days.
4. Any disease linked to living near marshes or wetlands.
Early settlers feared paludism because their village sat beside a swamp.