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• Recurrence of disease after it has been apparently cured. In malaria, true relapses are caused by reactivation of dormant liver stage parasites (hypnozoites) found in Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Relapse. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/relapse.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Relapse. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/relapse (accessed: April 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Relapse." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 1 April. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/relapse.

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