Sickle-cell anemia is heritable, not transmitted. The interesting thing is that ...

		SAI_Peregrinus on March 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does the coronavirus spread so easily between ... Sickle-cell anemia is heritable, not transmitted. The interesting thing is that they're less susceptible to malaria, because sickle-cell anemia has protective effects against it. And malaria is a transmissible disease.