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• A drug used against malaria, obtained from the bark of the cinchona tree. Quinine is used for treatment but not prevention of malaria.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Quinine. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/quinine.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Quinine. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/quinine (accessed: June 2, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Quinine." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 2 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/quinine.

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