Question

Where would you expect to find individuals that have the life-threatening illness sickle-cell anemia (homozygous SS) on the map: in areas where malari?

Answer 1

In the areas where malaria is present, as well as below the area where malaria is present.

Explanation: Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary disease,which is life-threatening and has been associated with people from Sub-Saharan Africa, some parts of Italy,Australia, and parts of the Mediterranean and Asia etc.

it has been linked with areas where malaria is prevalent and present and also below the areas where malaria is present,it is also known to be caused by an ABNORMALITY IN THE RED BLOOD CELL (HEMOGLOBIN).