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BigS
Jun 22, 2008, 01:12 PM
Does the sickle cell trait affect your breathing and is it true that it is unsafe to dive if you have the trait?:( I also heard you are immune to malaria if you have the trait.

medivac
Jun 26, 2008, 01:21 PM
Do you have sickle cell or are you just a carrier of the trait?

BigS
Jun 29, 2008, 09:47 AM
I have the sickle cell tait only

Gem_22205
Jun 30, 2008, 01:26 PM
People with sickle cell disease can get malaria just like anyone else. However, people with sickle cell trait are less likely to get malaria. The trait doesn't completely protect a person from infection, but it makes death from malaria less likely. Instead of answering question by question here is some important educational information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC Features - Sickle Cell Disease: 10 Things You Need to Know (http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Sicklecell/)

firmbeliever
Jun 30, 2008, 01:53 PM
BigS,
Do you have any idea which trait you have?
I have sickle cell Hb D trait.

FAQs Sickle Cell Trait (http://www.scinfo.org/faqtrait.htm)

Red Blood Cells (http://www.innvista.com/health/ailments/anemias/redcells.htm)