stackyFACTSThe malaria parasite treats its bodily form like a witness protection program. To survive the immune system and navigate between mosquito guts and mammalian livers, it rapidly cycles through distinct morphological stages, completely changing its protein coat to dodge antibodies and invade specific cells.
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