In this activity you’ll act as a researcher that seeks to provide additional evi
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Question
In this activity you’ll act as a researcher that seeks to provide additional evidence for the connection between sickle cell disease, malaria, and human evolution. You’ll start by constructing a hypothesis, then you’ll collect data on the incidence of malaria, mortality, parasite, and vector (mosquito). Finally, you will write a short conclusion based on your data and state whether your conclusion supports Tony Allison’s original hypothesis.
Use the Malaria Atlas Project (https://map.ox.ac.uk/explorer/#/explorer) website to view maps, and save them as JPGs so that you can attach them to your post. (You will probably need to use the Snipping Tool or another screen-capturing app. Also, see "How to use" on this website for help.)
In your post, be sure you include these items:
State your hypothesis.
Upload the JPG maps that support your hypothesis.
Provide a brief discussion (seven to eight sentences) that interprets your data (from the maps you’ve created)
Provide a brief conclusion (seven to eight sentences)
Explanation / Answer
Sickle cell disease has becoming a serious threat to human life as World Health Organisation has priorities the disease. In Africa, there is a strong association between the prevalence of malaria and sickle cell disease. Sickle cell is deadly disease whereas the sickle cell traits provides the resistance to malaria. It is from an evident that high sickle cell trait areas where malaria is an endemic disease. The incidence of the disease is more prevalent in central Africa and in 2013, 176000 people died because of sickle cell disease. The pressure of malaria has been decreased with time due to improved health care and the genetypes that gives rise to sickle cell traits provides resistance to malaria. Hence there is a Sri g association between the two disease is confirmed. Increase in prevalence of malaria by 10 percent will increase 4.3% of sickle cell trait carries.