Uninfected mosquito:A mosquito becomes infected by feeding on a person who has malaria.
Transmission of parasite:If this mosquito bites you in the future, it can transmit malaria parasites to you.
In the liver:Once the parasites enter your body, they travel to your liver — where some types can lie dormant for as long as a year.
Into the bloodstream: When the parasites mature, they leave the liver and infect your
red blood cells.This is when people typically develop malaria symptoms.
On to the next person:If an uninfected mosquito bites you at this point in the cycle, it will become infected with your malaria parasites and can spread them to the other people it bites.