Thank 秋兰. Very interesting story. I only knew people with

Sickle-cell trait are not as affected by malaria compared to normal population.  Maybe American troops had better way to avoid mosquito bite than the British, rather than they were physiologically special in antagonizing malaria… I’ll check further.

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• 谢谢唐宋君！土著对本土传染病多有抗疫力，对外来的就难说。请考虑将有关资料疏理一下后发帖。再谢。 -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/20/2023 postreply 05:57:31

• 疟疾比较特别，它是疟原虫感染，不同于细菌或病毒感染，无法产生有效抗体。自然选择若导致的土著抗性强，不知是何机理。要查查。 -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/20/2023 postreply 08:22:32

• 谢谢！恕不苟同。请唐宋君在本坛另行专题发帖，我来回应。好吗？ -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/20/2023 postreply 10:58:00