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.

Do you have sickle cell or are you just a carrier of the trait?

I have the sickle cell tait only

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/)

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)