Plasmodium, the causative agent of Malaria, uses the anopheles (mosquito) as a vector to spread itself among its host population.
Sickle Cell is a genetic trait that is immediately present if the offspring receives the genes for the disease to exist. (Inherits two recessive genes for the disease)
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Yes, unless the malaria is effectively treated
You are talking about two different things here.
Plasmodium, the causative agent of Malaria, uses the anopheles (mosquito) as a vector to spread itself among its host population.
Sickle Cell is a genetic trait that is immediately present if the offspring receives the genes for the disease to exist. (Inherits two recessive genes for the disease)