DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus has material basis in has symptom has major susceptibility factor malaria DOID:12365 ICD10CM:B54 disease_ontology ORDO:673 ICD9CM:084 UMLS_CUI:C0024530 DOID:12552 A parasitic protozoa infectious disease characterized as a vector-borne infectious disease caused by the presence of protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium in the red blood cells, transmitted from an infected to an uninfected individual by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells and the release of toxic substances by the parasite at the end of each reproductive cycle. NCI:C34797 GARD:6961 SNOMEDCT_US_2025_09_01:154374002 EFO:0001068 MESH:D008288 Xref MGI. induced malaria parasitic protozoa infectious disease susceptibility to mild malaria susceptibility to malaria Plasmodium chills