Question

Name of the disease due to Rh factor.

• A. Accquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
• B. Turner's Syndrome
• C. Erythroblastosis foetalis
• D. Sickle - cell anaemia

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Erythroblastosis foetalis

When a woman is pregnant having Rh negative blood group and the blood group of the foetus is Rh positive, then her baby's blood type will be incompatible with her own. This can cause a condition known as erythroblastosis fetalis, where the mother's red blood cells attack those of the baby as there would any foreign invaders. Rh incompatibility and ABO incompatibility are the two main cause. Both are associated with blood type. Thus, the correct answer is option C.