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(b) Why do the symptoms of malaria not appear in a person immediately after being bitten by an infected female Anopheles? Give one reason. Explain when and how the symptoms of the disease would appear.

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The incubation period of malaria allows the parasites to develop in liver cells before causing symptoms.
Updated On: Jan 13, 2026
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Sporozoites require a period of multiplication within liver cells before infecting red blood cells and inducing symptoms. Fever, chills, and sweating emerge when the parasites rupture red blood cells.

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