This disease is sometimes called ogbanjes, which literally means "Children that come and go", but received its more common name from Verne Mason.
This disease is sometimes called ogbanjes, which literally means "Children that come and go", but received its more common name from Verne Mason. Though this disease lowers life expectancy to the mid-40s, the use of hydroxyurea can alleviate many of the problems, and this disease also (*) confers resistance to malaria. Primarily affecting Africans is, for ten points, what genetically inherited disease which causes red blood cells to be in the namesake shape?
This disease is sometimes called ogbanjes, which literally means "Children that come and go", but received its more common name from Verne Mason.
{Sickle Cell} Anemia (Accept {SCD}, {Sickle Cell} Disease, {SCA}, or {Drepanocytosis}; prompt on partial answer)