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Does my blood type provide immunity against certain diseases? im o+
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Not anyone.: In medicine we never speak about being totally "immune" to any disease. However, blood group O has been associated with lesser risk of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, venous thromboembolism, cerebral venous thrombosis, chronic hepatitis B, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer and falciparum malaria, compared to other groups. Source: Indian J Anaesth. 2014 Sep-Oct; 58(5): 524–528.
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