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Is malaria possible in 1 day after a mosquito bite?
For most people, symptoms begin 10 days to after infection, although a person may feel ill as early as 7 to 9 days.
Last updated on 28 Sep 2023
Malaria is spread by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Malaria may also be spread by transfusion of blood from infected people or by the use of contaminated needles or syringes.
Malaria is caused by parasites, not by a virus or by a type of bacterium.
Malaria is caused by a single-cell parasite called Plasmodium. The parasite infects female mosquitoes when they feed on an infected person's blood. Once in the mosquito's midgut, the parasites multiply and migrate to the salivary glands, ready to infect a new person when the mosquito next bites.
Malaria can damage the kidneys or liver or cause the spleen to rupture. Any of these conditions can be life-threatening.
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