Is a person with malaria contagious?
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Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE
Malaria is a very serious infection which you can catch from a bite from an infected mosquito. The most common symptoms are high temperature (fever) and a flu-like illness. The symptoms of malaria can occur even up to a year after travelling in an area in which malaria is present.
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