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Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe type of infection, which can lead to chronic morbidity and other severe complications like anemia and cerebral malaria. The onset of infection is marked by the injection of sporozoites into the skin through the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito. This triggers a cascade of reactions elicited both by the host immune system in response to infection and by the parasite in a bid to evade the host immune system, survive, and replicate. The dynamics of this host\u2013parasite relationship have prompted extensive research in an attempt to understand and exploit it in the fight against malaria. Thus, understanding the temporal and spatial dimensions of adaptation in host\u2013parasite relationships is critical for forecasting parasite evolution and spread within and between host populations. One such relationship is the complex interplay between malaria and cellular aging processes. 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