Identify the potential remedies to overcome sickle-cell anaemia.
A
Carrier to avoid marriage with another carrier.
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Carrier to get married to an affected person.
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C
Carrier to avoid marriage with an affected person.
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Affected person to get married to a carrier.
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Solution
The correct options are A Carrier to avoid marriage with another carrier. C Carrier to avoid marriage with an affected person. Sickle cell anaemia is a monogenic disorder which is caused due to the inheritance of a faulty haemoglogin coding gene from parents. Since, its a genetic disease, it can only be transmitted from parents to offsprings.
The following remedies can be taken to avoid the occurrence of this disorder:
The parents must always get their blood examined beforehand or after marriage, as an effort to prevent the disease from occurring in their children.
The carrier or the affected person should avoid getting married to another carrier or affected person.
Individuals suffering from sickle cell anaemia should take a tablet of folic acid daily.