Can malaria symptoms come back every year?

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Dr Bhanu Prakash

General Practitioner

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AFIH
Advanced certificate in critical care medicine
Fellowship in critical care medicine
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Malaria may recur. Some varieties of the malaria parasite, which typically cause milder forms of the disease, can persist for years and cause relapses.

Dr. Bhanu Suggests...

Take a CD45 / Lca (Leukocyte Common Antigen) Test or Take a VITAMIN B12 AND FOLATE Test

Book CD45 / Lca (Leukocyte Common Antigen) Test Book VITAMIN B12 AND FOLATE Test

Answered 24/07/2025

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