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  • A person with sickle cell anaemia is a. more prone to malaria b. more prone to typhoid c. less prone to malaria d. less prone to typhoid

A person with sickle cell anaemia is

a. more prone to malaria

b. more prone to typhoid

c. less prone to malaria

d. less prone to typhoid

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The answer is the option (c) less prone to malaria

Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder characterized by the production of abnormal hemoglobin. This abnormal hemoglobin causes red blood cells to become rigid and shaped like a crescent or sickle, instead of the typical round shape. People with sickle cell anemia have a genetic mutation that affects the shape of their red blood cells. This mutation provides some protection against malaria, as the Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria has difficulty surviving in sickle-shaped red blood cells.

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