Yes, but it only breaks out occasionally. If you get it as a child, you will most likely end up with a lower IQ, though, which certainly is a lifetime afflicti

Yes, but it only breaks out occasionally. If you get it as a child, you will most likely end up with a lower IQ, though, which certainly is a lifetime affliction. How much malaria costs when it is dormant is something I don't know. My intuition is that there is a cost (for example in a heightened inflammation response which is hard on the body) but I simply don't know.