Someone asked, "Are people with #GenotypeAA more prone to #Malaria?"
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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!)
In fact, studies found that children with genotypes:
AA: 92.3% susceptible to malaria
AS: 5.1%
SS: 2.6%
You can see the difference, right?
But be warned. Malaria is more deadly in persons with #GenotypeSS coz it can cause life-threatening #SickleCellCrisis.
This crisis doesn't occur in people with normal genotype AA.
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