• Question: How long is the incubation period in malaria?

    Asked by Roisin to Adam on 15 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: Adam Ruben

      Adam Ruben answered on 15 Mar 2018:


      Once you’re bitten, it takes about a week before you get a blood-stage infection. Even then, it’s more like 9-12 days before you can experience symptoms.

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