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Question
CBSEENBI12047596

Which one of the following conditions though harmful in itself, is also a potential saviour from a mosquito borne infectious disease?

  • Pernicious anaemia

  • Leukaemia

  • Thalassaemia

  • Sickle cell anaemia

Solution

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Sickle cell anaemia

Sickle cell anamia is a genetic disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin is formed because valine replaces glutamic acid at the sixth position in β-chain. People suffering from this disease, do not suffer from malaria as the parasite fails to thrive in such RBCs.