Editing Malaria (section)

== Etymology ==
The term ''malaria'' originates from [[Middle Ages|Medieval]] {{langx|it|mala aria}} 'bad air', a part of [[miasma theory]]; the disease was formerly called ''ague'' or ''marsh fever'' due to its association with swamps and marshland.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Reiter P | title = From Shakespeare to Defoe: malaria in England in the Little Ice Age | journal = Emerging Infectious Diseases | volume = 6 | issue = 1 | pages = 1–11 | date = 1999 | pmid = 10653562 | pmc = 2627969 | doi = 10.3201/eid0601.000101 }}</ref> The term appeared in English at least as early as 1768.<ref>{{cite book |vauthors=Sharpe S |date=1768 |title=A view of the customs, manners, drama, &c. of Italy, as they are described in the Frusta letteraria; and in the Account of Italy in English, written by Mr. Baretti; compared with the Letters from Italy, written by Mr. Sharp |location=London |publisher=W. Nicoll }}</ref> Malaria was once common in most of Europe and North America,<ref name="Lindemann-1999"/> where it is no longer endemic,<ref name="Gratz-2006"/> though imported cases do occur.{{sfn|Webb|2008|p={{page needed|date=July 2024}}}}
The scientific study of malaria is called malariology.<ref>“Malariology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malariology. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.</ref>