Damage to thymus in a child may lead to

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Damage to thymus in a child may lead to

Loss of cell- mediated immunity

A reduction in the haemoglobin content in blood mediated

A reduction in the amount of plasma proteins

Loss of antibody-mediated immunity

Solution

Thymus is the "seedbed" of thymic lymphocytes ($T-$lymphocytes). Some stem cells in the bone marrow give rise to immature lymphocytes. These lymphocytes migrate via the blood to the thymus, where they mature as $T-$lymphocytes, and produce cell-mediated immunity. Thus, damage to thymus in a child may lead to loss of cell-mediated immunity.

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