No viral infection has ever been cured by drugs, not even a cold. Numerous studies have shown that malaria causes the patient's immune system to increase production of a variety of immune substances, such as interferons and interleukins, which can help kill viruses. Why malaria infection in Africa does not wipe out AIDS 1. Having malaria, or having had it in the past, does not prevent HIV infection. Malariotherapy is a treatment, not a vaccine.
Prolonged malaria destroys the immune system.
Malaria boosts the immune system early in its course, but after a period of time, the malaria damages the immune system. Chronic malaria, recurrent or untreated, therefore, compromises the immune system. As soon as malaria is diagnosed in Africa, it is treated. Health organizations in Africa, therefore, focus on identifying and curing malaria as rapidly as possible. Most patients with malaria, therefore, receive anti-malaria drugs early in the infection and do not have the recommended two to three weeks of malaria required to boost the immune system sufficient to cure HIV infection.