What Is Malaria and What Cause It?

Answer 1

How long does malaria stay in your system? Can it be dormant and passed on to another person?

Comments

There're several types of malaria parasite: 1. Plasmodium falciparum - when you recover, the parasite is completely killed 2. Plasmodium vivax - can be dormant in liver 3. Plasmodium ovale - can be dormant in liver 2 & 3 can relapse. 8-aminoquinoline is the medication to kill the dormant ones.

Answer 2

How long does malaria stay in your system? Can it be dormant and passed on to another person?

Comments

There're several types of malaria parasite: 1. Plasmodium falciparum - when you recover, the parasite is completely killed 2. Plasmodium vivax - can be dormant in liver 3. Plasmodium ovale - can be dormant in liver 2 & 3 can relapse. 8-aminoquinoline is the medication to kill the dormant ones.