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    People who suffer from sickle cell anaemia are immune to which disease caused by the Anopholes species of mosquito?

    Question #85361. Asked by jonnowales. (Sep 04 07 3:39 PM)


    crotalus77

    		People with sickle cell anemia are more likely to survive malaria . The red blood cell containing some abnormal hemoglobin, tend to sickle when they are infected by the malaria parasite . The spleen then culls out the infected cells because of their sickle shape and the parasite is eliminated with them .

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/01/2/l_012_02.html

    Sep 04 07, 3:55 PM
    Lord_Digby

    		For more information on Malaria take a look here.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria


    Sep 04 07, 4:01 PM

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