Malaria Treatment
June 7, 2009
Tagged as: Blood Disorder, Contracting Malaria, People
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sickle cell
People with the Sickle Cell trait have a survival advantage over normal red cells where malaria is endemic. The reason being that sickle cells in the body are removed from circulation faster than normal reducing the number of parasite survival.
The links below go more indepth about the topic.
Sickle cell trait.
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sickle cell
People with the Sickle Cell trait have a survival advantage over normal red cells where malaria is endemic. The reason being that sickle cells in the body are removed from circulation faster than normal reducing the number of parasite survival.
The links below go more indepth about the topic.
Sickle cell trait.