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  1. Which one of the following conditions though harmful in itself, is also a potential saviour from a mosquito borne infectious disease?
    1. Leukemia
    2. Thalassemia
    3. Sickle cell anaemia
    4. Pernicious anaemia
Correct Option: C

A sickle cell anaemia affected person is more resistant to mosquito born infectious disease because the sickle - cell shaped RBCs are hostile to the protozoa Plasmodium.



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