• GeorgimusPrime@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    No, they bite multiple times, which is how the malaria parasite (plasmodium) gets transmitted from infected people. Their life cycle involves several weeks in a mosquito, so it’s possible to get sick, get treated, recover, and be reinfected by descendants of the parasites you had.