anti-malaria

adjective

variants or less commonly antimalaria
: antimalarial
anti-malaria medications

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Some of these include antidepressants, NSAIDS, certain antibiotics and anti-malaria medicines. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025 In Tanzania, anti-malaria drones treat mosquito breeding sites from above. — Ryan Lanclos, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 During the coronavirus pandemic, Oz promoted the treatment of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug unproven in treating COVID-19. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024 America is now in a golden age of medical discovery, with mRNA vaccines, anti-malaria vaccines, GLP-1 weight loss drugs and new treatments against cancer all showing great promise. — Tyler Cowen, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-malaria was in 1842

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“Anti-malaria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-malaria. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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