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You CAN contract HIV despite your ABO or RH blood type.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes, HIV infects the T lymphocytes (white blood cells) whereas sickle cell disease affects the hemoglobin within red blood cells. The two are not mutually exclusive.
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∙ 11y agoSince blood types and RH factors have nothing to do with HIV the answer is yes, any individual from any blood group can transmit HIV to any other individual of any blood type.
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Who has a sickle cell trait?
No. Many people become confused with that because the Sickle Cell trait is most common in Africa where the population is more black than any other race.
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.
What genetic disorder results in abnormally shaped blood?
Spherocytosis
You have sickle cell anemia what will folic acid do for your sickle cell anemia?
ITS GOOD 4 UR SICKLE CELL! When you have sickle cell, your body looses cells. Folic acid helps to create new cells.
Who gets sickle cell anemia?
Anyone of any race can get sickle cell
Contract HIV from sickle cell?
NO
Do people die from sickle cell anaemia?
20,000 people die with sickle cell each year
What is sickle cell in white people called?
Sickle Cell....... My son has been diagnosed with sickle cell trait. We are white and the doctors called it Sickle Cell Trait! hope this helps...
How many people does sickle cell disease affect?
million people have sickle cell world wide i think
What kind of food we should eat as sickle cell people in the world?
you can eat what we eat. Theres no difference. People w/out sickle cell eat regular things.so can people w/ sickle cell
Is sickle cell heterozygous?
yes there are two concentrations of sickle cell they are: sickle cell trait: co-dominance is established and only 50% of your cells are malformed sickle cell anemia: sickle cell is totally dominant and all cells are malformed, this only happens when both alleles are coded for sickle cell
How many people in the UK have sickle cell anaemia?
15000 people with sickle cell in the UK i think
Who are resistant to malaria?
People with sickle cell disease, or who carry sickle cell trait, are said to be resistant to malaria.
Why do people get sickle cell amina?
born with it
How are people affected by sickle cell?
629292
Who has a sickle cell trait?
No. Many people become confused with that because the Sickle Cell trait is most common in Africa where the population is more black than any other race.
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.
