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Sickle cell anemia cause red blood cells to be shaped like sickles. malaria can't enter these cells which gives the person an immunity to malaria.
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∙ 16y agoHaving one copy of chromosome mutation in the hemoglobin gene will be protective against malaria and while having two copies of mutation in the hemoglobin gene will cause the individual to suffer from sickle cell anemia.
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∙ 9y agoThere is connection between two, you can say it to be long connection between the two. You are naturally resistant to malaria, when you are having sickle cell trait. That means when you have mutation in single chromosome. That makes you fit to survive in the malaria endemic zone. So this gene is naturally selected in the malaria endemic zone. So you find sickle cell anaemia in malaria endemic zone only. The normal people will be killed by malaria in such a region. The biggest problem faced by the military in world war one and two was malaria and not the opposite forces. (So it is better to fight with malaria and not with each other!) The heavy price you for such protection against malaria is given in the form of sickle cell anaemia. When both the parents has got sickle cell trait, some of the children will the sickle cell anaemia. So the above mentioned gene will come from both the parents. The child suffer from the disease and rarely lives a long life. The patient of sickle cell anaemia is not resistant to malaria. When he gets malaria, the anaemia will get worse and may kill the patient.
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∙ 9y agoSickle cell anemia is a hereditary disorder of the red blood cells. Notably, those who have this condition have certain immunities to malaria.
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∙ 14y agoSickle cell anemia cause red blood cells to be shaped like sickles. Malaria can't enter these cells which gives the person an immunity to malaria.
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∙ 13y agosickle cell is related to malaria because sickle cell happens more often were malaria has been or is
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∙ 9y agoThe sickle cell patient get malaria. The sickle cell trait patients or the carrier of sickle cell anaemia are resistant to malaria.
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∙ 7y agoImmunity to malaria
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Why are red blood cells sickle shaped in a person with sickle cell disease?
Sickle cell is common in people from tropical areas where malaria is prevalent. Malaria can not survive on blood cells that are sickle shaped, so when populations were being killed off by malaria, those with sickle cell were surviving and passing on the sickle cell gene.
Why are individuals that have the Ss genotype resistant to malaria?
Because their Red Cells Sickle.
Why are are people with the sickle cell trait able to resist malaria?
Sickle cell anemia is a genetic diseases that causes red blood cells to be shaped like sickles while normal red blood cells are shaped more like a cylinder. Malaria works by going into the red blood cells until they burst. Because of the strange shape of the red blood cells in people who have sickle cell anemia, malaria can't enter in the cells that have the sickle trait, but it can enter in the others. This way, people with sickle cell wouldn't be as adversely effected then those without it.
Where in the world are the most cases of Malaria and Sickle Cell anaemia?
Malaria is common in topical ad subtropical zones. The malaria has selected the people with sickle cell anaemia. Although person with sickle cell anemia can have malaria, the carrier, or the person with sickle cell trait is resistant to malaria.
Why is it beneficial to have Sickle cell anemia if you live in Africa?
In Africa, malaria is a common disease. It attacks healthy blood cells and uses them to travel throughout the body. However, if one has sickle-shaped blood cells, this makes it harder for the malaria to attach and travel through the body.
Which will spread faster malaria or sickle-cell?
Malaria is spread by Mosquitos & Sickle cell is an inherited disease so it would be easier to have an outbreak Malaria.
Who are resistant to malaria?
People with sickle cell disease, or who carry sickle cell trait, are said to be resistant to malaria.
What human system does malaria affect?
Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. I know one sickle cell trait and one normal red blood cell trait provides a natural defense against malaria. This has to do with the mutated sickle cell being immune to the malaria parasite. However two sickle cell traits are bad because they do not have enough hemoglobin.
If malaria were eliminated how might the frequency of the sickle-cell allele change over time?
Since people with the sickle cell allele trait are resistent to malaria, if malaria were eliminated there would be no change in the frequncy of sickle cell allele. This is because the presense of malaria does not have an affect on patients with the sickle cell allele trait.
Why sickle cell anemia resistance malaria?
Sickle cell anemia comes as the result of having two sickle cell chromosomes. One sickle cell chromosome makes people resistant to malaria. Unfortunately when people have two sickle cell chromosomes they can get sickle cell anemia. That makes it difficult for their blood to carry oxygen and under certain conditions makes their blood clump. The disease can be deadly. Drugs can help. It probably makes that person resistant to malaria. The sickle cell trait evolved in various places around the world where malaria is common such as Africa and Greece.
According to our readings the only human adaptation to malaria is sickle-cell anemia?
the only human adaptation to malaria is sickle-cell anemia true?
Are people with sickle cell anemia resistant to malaria?
No they are generally resistant to malaria
