Q. Consider the following statements with respect to Thalassemia:
1.It is a chronic and genetic blood disorder due to which a patient’s body cannot make enough hemoglobin leading to anemia.
2.This disease is passed from parents to children through genes and people suffering from it require blood transfusions to survive.
3.India is known as the thalassaemia capital of the world.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Thalassemia is a chronic and genetic blood disorder due to which a patient’s body cannot make enough hemoglobin leading to anemia. This disease is passed from parents to children through genes and people suffering from it require blood transfusions to survive. India is known as the thalassaemia capital of the world with 40 million carriers which means one in eight of thalassemia carriers live in India.
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