Medical Definition of excoriation. 1: the act of abrading or wearing off the skin chafing and excoriation of the skin.
malaria. noun. 1  An infectious disease characterized by cycles of chills, fever, and sweating, caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium in red blood cells, which is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito.
Malaria is an infectious disease that is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium. You get it from the bite of a type of female mosquito that carries the parasite. Malaria is an infection that can cause serious illness and may be life-threatening.You get malaria from the bite of a type of infected female mosquito called Anopheles.They carry a parasite called Plasmodium, which is carried to your liver and then infects your red blood cells.ou get it from the bite of a type of female mosquito that carries the parasite. Malaria is an infection that can cause serious illness and may be life-threatening. You get malaria from the bite of a type of infected female mosquito called Anopheles.