Figure 1.
The number of uninfected and infected HbA- and HbF-containing RBCs (y-axis) in an infant infected at 40 days of age (x-axis: 1000 h). Each graph shows the rate of parasite population growth with pf = 0, 2, or 16. The number of uninfected RBCs is shown for pf = 2: there is no evident difference in these numbers with pf = 0 or pf = 16. A: Parameters set to values in Tables 1 and 2; B: 108 h life cycle (DSf =72); C: Parasite has a stronger affinity for HbF-containing RBCs (ζRef = 10ζRea and ζMf = 10ζMa); D: Parasite has a stronger affinity for reticulocytes (ζRef = 10ζMf and ζRea = 10ζMa).