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MALARIA Vs GENOTYPE AA

Here's why people with #genotypeAA are more prone to malaria:

The commonest malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) loves plenty of blood & oxygen. Since AA is the perfect one with plenty of blood & oxygen, the parasite prefers AA blood.

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Studies show the following malaria susceptibility ratios, among children with different genotypes:

AA: 92.3%

AS: 5.1%

SS: 2.6%

Can you see the difference?
But be warned. Malaria is more harmful in persons with Genotype SS coz it can cause life-threatening #SickleCellCrisis.

This crisis doesn't occur in people with Genotype AA.
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Someone asked yesterday, "I often fall sick of #malaria coz I'm #genotypeAA. Is there anything those with AA can do to reduce this?" Let's answer you now.

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Nobody has complete immunity against #malaria. No vaccine

As long as you live in a high-risk place like #Nigeria, any immunity from past infections could be lost when you're bitten by #mosquitoes repeatedly.

Follow these 3steps to protect yourself from frequent malaria attacks.
1️⃣ PREVENT MOSQUITO BITES 🦟  

🔵 Use #Sprays

- Spray your skin with insect repellent roll-ons or body sprays.

- Spray your bedroom with insect repellants.

- Reapply sprays frequently.

- Make sure your spray contains #DEET (or #diethyltoluamide). It's very effective.
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Someone asked, "Are people with #GenotypeAA more prone to #Malaria?"
Let's quickly answer this.

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Yes! People with #genotypeAA are more prone to malaria.

Reason:
The commonest parasite that causes #malaria (Plasmodium falciparum) loves plenty of #blood & #oxygen.

Since AA is the perfect #genotype with plenty of blood & oxygen, the parasite prefers AA blood.
There's a substance in blood called #hemoglobin. It carries oxygen to your tissues.

People with #genotypeAA have the perfect hemoglobin & hence plenty of oxygen in it. That's why malaria parasite prefers infecting them instead of people with AS & SS.

(The parasite wise abi!)
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