Data Report

Can malaria affect you years later?
Some varieties of the malaria parasite, which typically cause milder forms of the disease, can persist for years and cause relapses.

SUMMARY:
"Although it is well known that malaria episodes due to P. malariae can occur even after 30–50 years following a previous malaria attack, the mechanism responsible for its persistence and late recurrence still remains a medical mystery"

LINK:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6515619/

Additional Mayo Clinic reading on Malaria LINK:  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/malaria/symptoms-causes/syc-20351184

The Masked Man's side-note:
The subject of malaria is significant to me because my grandfather contracted Malaria in WW2 and later suffered from malaria episodes much much later in his life.

For what it's worth, what happened to my grandfather with malaria, is a motivating factor as to why I have been masking ever since covid has evolved around 2020. We simply will not know for sure what the longterm repercussions or impact each particular variant of covid or any novel disease will have on the human being until that time has passed.