It is a myth that once you have malaria, you have it for life. There are two strains of malaria which may persist in the liver and recur, Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale . Malaria is usually a preventable infection. There are good drugs to prevent malaria. Unfortunately, there are no perfect ones.
Many people say that antimalarials are worse than the disease.
They only suppress it. But with personal measures, the risk of infection can be greatly reduced. This is when the female anopheles mosquito bites. Wear long sleeves and other protective clothing. Use an insect net at night.