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 a disease spread by mosquitoes that leads to fever, chills, and flu-like symptoms. It is a chronic parasitic infection can be deadly if left untreated.The plasmodium falciparum parasite that causes malaria causes about 200 million cases worldwide every year.alaria is a disease spread by mosquitoes that leads to fever, chills, and flu-like symptoms. It is a chronic parasitic infection can be deadly if left untreated.