What disease did Anne Sullivan contract at age five?
Trachoma
Measles
Polio
Cholera
Answer
Anne Sullivan contracted trachoma at age five, a disease that led to the blindness of both her eyes. Trachoma is a highly contagious bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the white of the eye.
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