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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being a sickle cell carrier lends an advantage - it's protective against malaria (that's why lots of black people have the gene -- the gene helped carriers survive in africa for a long time).

having sickle cell requires two parents, so your children will be fine (and will actually have an advantage).

https://www.reddit.com/r/DebateEvolution/comments/1gfav0r/the_argument_over_sickle_cell/[/quote]
I don’t know about this based on personal experience. I am a sickle cell carrier and got malaria while traveling in the DR Congo. It was severe. I had to be hospitalized. It ruined my trip. Worst time of my life.[/quote]

I’m also a sickle cell carrier who somehow managed to contract malaria twice on two SEPARATE trips to two DIFFERENT African countries (Ghana & Angola). 🙄 We’re out here!!

I swear I’m a malaria magnet. My kids and husband didn't contract it on either trip, thankfully.[/quote]
You have to take malaria prevention medication, sleep under treated mosquito nets, and use mosquito repellent spray on your clothes and body. It sounds like overkill, but it makes a huge difference. You can never be too careful.[/quote]
Not the poster you replied to but that seems like a pain in the rear end (to put it politely) and not something I’d want to deal with while on vacation. I’d rather just stay away from countries that are infested with it. There’s plenty of foreign countries to visit that have little to no risk of malaria.[/quote]

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