In Light of Its Devastating Toll on Families, a Big

question 28

Multiple Choice

In light of its devastating toll on families, a big step toward alleviating poverty and hunger in sub-Saharan Africa and many other developing nations would be to limit the spread of

• A) AIDS.
• B) scurvy.
• C) sickle cell anemia.
• D) iron-deficiency anemia.

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