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Red blood cells do not attack other organisms, it is the white blood cells that do this. All the red blood cells do is contain hemoglobin to transport oxygen round the body. They are themselves attacked by malaria parasite.

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The red blood cells do not attack anything. They are responsible for carrying oxygen and other essential materials around the body in the blood stream. White blood cells are what "attack" bacteria, viruses and infection, along with other antibodies in the blood stream.

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