VPA-0041
QUESTION
Which one of the following diseases is characterized by haemolytic anemia?
OPTIONS
(A) Babesiosis
(B) Theileriosis
(C) Trypanosomiasis
(D) Anaplasmosis
ANSWER
(A) Babesiosis
EXPLANATION
Babesiosis is characterized by intravascular hemolysis caused by Babesia organisms multiplying within erythrocytes, resulting in regenerative hemolytic anemia, fever, hemoglobinuria, and jaundice. The other listed diseases can also produce anemia through different mechanisms, but babesiosis is the classic disease specifically characterized by hemolytic anemia.
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