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Human Health and Disease — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYHuman Health and Disease1 Mark
MCQ
A person with sickle cell anemia is:
  • A
    More prone to malaria.
  • B
    More prone to typhoid.
  • ✓
    Less prone to malaria.
  • D
    Less prone to typhoid.
✓

Answer

Correct option: C.
Less prone to malaria.
People suffering from sickle cell anemia are somewhat resistant to malaria because of different shape of $\text{RBCs}$ in them.

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