Malaria - malaria

Japanese: 痎瘧 - がいぎゃく
Malaria - malaria

...It is a disease that has been known in China since before the Common Era, characterized by periodic chills and fevers that occur every one or two days. It is said to be caused by external evils such as summer colds and bad air in the mountains, and many names for the disease are listed, such as damp malaria, malaria, and miasma. Other diseases may have been included, but the main cause is thought to be malaria.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "malaria" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1日とか2日おきというように周期的に悪寒戦慄と発熱を繰り返すという特徴のある病状によって紀元前から中国で知られていた病気である。夏の風邪や山間の悪気などの外邪によって起こされるとされ,湿瘧(しつぎやく)とか痎瘧(がいぎやく),瘴瘧(しようぎやく)など多くの病名が記載されている。他の病気も含まれていたであろうが,主体はマラリアと考えられる。…

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