Which one of the following conditions through harmful in itself is also a potential savior from a mosquito-borne infectious disease?

Thalassemia

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Sickle cell anaemia

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Pernicius anaemia

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Leukemia

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Solution

The correct option is A Sickle cell anaemia
Sickle cell anemia is a condition through harmful in itself is also a potential savior from a mosquito-borne infectious disease.
A sickle cell anemia affected person is more resistance to mosquito-borne infectious disease because the sickle cell shaped RBCs are hostile to the protozoa Plasmodium.

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