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An infectious disease characterized by severe chills and fever, transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes (noun)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 7 letters · last seen July 4, 2026
Answer
MALARIA
The Root
MALmeans “ill, bad”
In a sentence: Doctors encourage an inoculation against MALARIA for any tourist who visits Africa.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “An infectious disease characterized by severe chills and fever, transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes (noun)” has the answer MALARIA (7 letters), built on the root MAL, which means “ill, bad”. See the full July 4, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.