Environmentalmedium · Past Paper
The depletion of the ozone layer leads to an increase in which disease?
AMalaria
BSkin cancer
CCholera
DTyphoid
✓ Correct Answer: B — Skin cancer
Higher levels of UV radiation reaching the Earth increase the risk of DNA damage and skin cancer in humans.
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