malaria DOID:12552 DOID:12365 NCI:C34797 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:154374002 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. ICD10CM:B54 Xref MGI. disease_ontology ICD9CM:084 GARD:6961 UMLS_CUI:C0024530 EFO:0001068 MESH:D008288 induced malaria parasitic protozoa infectious disease