How is the sickle-cell allele maintained through natural selection?

How is the sickle-cell allele maintained through natural selection?

A) Individuals with two recessive alleles have very high rates of reproduction.
B) Mosquitoes that pass along the parasite also pass on the recessive allele.
C) Individuals with two dominant alleles have very low rates of reproduction.
D) Heterozygous individuals pass the dominant and recessive alleles to offspring.