OVERLAPPING STATES

The word MARINE consists of five consecutive, overlapping U.S. state postal abbreviations - Massachusetts (MA), Arkansas (AR), Rhode Island (RI), Indiana (IN), and Nebraska (NE). Can you think of a seven-letter word, also beginning with M, that is made up of six overlapping states?

HINT:

The word has to do with health.

 

Answer:

 

MALARIA

Massachusetts, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Rhode Island, Iowa