vivax malaria

vivax malaria
/vuy"vaks/, Pathol.
the most common form of malaria, caused by the protozoan Plasmodium vivax and marked by the occurrence of attacks every other day.
[1940-45; < NL (Plasmodium) vivax the protozoan species, L vivax long-lived, lively; see VIVACITY]

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