my mom says that if you kiss/have sex black people you will get sickle cell, is that true?
2007-03-04 18:43:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
thats a joke right? Sickle cell is common is black people because in Africa sickle cell protects from malaria which is common in Africa sooo, those with sickle cell obviously outlasted those who didn't have it because they had died of malaria already. Its common in their genes but its not contagious, you are born with it. Now if you have a child with someone who is black the chances are higher for your child to inherit it but kissing, no way!
I feel sorry for your mom, she is very ignorant and quite racist
2007-03-04 18:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by chica™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is absolutely NOT true!! your mom must not like "black" people. In that case then if you kiss a white person you can get cancer. It's okay to voice your opinions but not to degrade anothers race. She's most likely trying to scare you into not dating a black person. Sickle cell is more like a hereditary sickness. I wish that people wouldn't teach their children such negative thoughts about other races.
2007-03-05 03:12:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sickle Cell Anemia is genetic, not a communicable disease, and is extremely unlikely to affect white people, regardless.
2007-03-05 02:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by j3nny3lf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No sickle cell is a blood disease that people are born with.
2007-03-05 02:47:51 · answer #4 · answered by Death Girl Am 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cant catch it, for gods sake its something you are born with, if you have a child with a black man the child can have sickle cell if the man or his parents do. thats it, you cant catch it ever. you are born with the trait just like hair and eye color.
2007-03-05 02:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG What century is your mom from?
All colors of people are the same, we just have more or less melatonin in our skin. Me......I lack melatonin.
Gosh, that is an awful thing for your mother to say.
I was in love with a black man and kissed him many times.
Please understand that your mother is wrong in so many ways
2007-03-05 02:52:43 · answer #6 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...sickle cell anemia is inherited.
2007-03-05 02:52:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your mom is trying to scare you ONLY African American people get sickle cell, and it is in no way contagious.
2007-03-05 02:48:56 · answer #8 · answered by Princess B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. sickle cell is genetic, and not contagious.
2007-03-05 02:47:26 · answer #9 · answered by screaminhangover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it is not true. sickle cell anemia is a genetically inherited disease and is not transmissable.
2007-03-05 02:47:46 · answer #10 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋