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A veteran believes that he has illness due to a recurrence of malaria. can that happen years later?

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Yes: Certain types of malaria can lie dormant for months and, sometimes, even years. Blood tests can be done to determine if you have malaria or not.

Dr Raff and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/14/2015

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