The most common symptom of vitamin A deficiency is impaired vision.
Vitamin A deficiency can cause blindness, night blindness and also failure to produce tears.
Vitamin C deficiency causes Rickets ( impaired growth, weakening of bones)
osteomalacia in adults ie. softening of bones , bending of spine etc.
Bitot spots are the first sign to appear on the eyes. These are triangular shiny spots appear. Base of the triangle is towards the cornea. They are formed because of the thickening of the conjunctiva probably. Then you get the sign called as Keratomalacia. Then corneal ulcer.
the first sign is night blindness . you are likely to awake whole night .
the first sign is night blindness . you are likely to awake whole night .
The earliest sign of vitamin A deficiency is impaired vision, especially impaired night vision.
Vitamin A deficiency can be prevented or treated by taking vitamin supplements or by getting injections of the vitamin.
Nyctalopia (night blindness) is one of the first signs of deficiency of Vitamin A. moreover, deficiency of this vitamin can also produce Xerophthalmia (a medical condition in which the eye fails to produce tears), keratomalacia (an eye disorder resulting when the cornea becomes totally opaque and occurs blindness), and complete blindness since Vitamin A has a major role in phototransduction.
Newborns are especially prone to vitamin K deficiency
The deficiency of Vitamin K or menaquinone.
Vitamin K deficiency in adults is rare
The prognosis for correcting vitamin B6 deficiency is excellent
Rickets in children and osteomalacia are examples of deficiency diseases due to vitamin deficiency. Scurvy is an example of vitamin C deficiency. Beriberi is an example of vitamin B one deficiency. (Both, wet beriberi and dry beriberi.) Pellagra is an example of Niacin deficiency. Anemia is caused by deficiency of vitamin B 12 and Folic acid. Burning feet syndrome is caused by the deficiency of Pantothenic acid. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of vitamin A. Kwashiorkor and marasmus are caused by deficiency of proteins and food, respectively. Poverty is caused by deficiency of kindness. Inequality is caused by deficiency of compassion.
Vitamin A deficiency occurs with the chronic consumption of diets that are deficient in both vitamin A and beta-carotene.
You get the symptoms and signs of vitamin A deficiency. Those are night blindness, Bitot's spots, keratomalacia and corneal ulcers and blindness. Your diet is usually deficient in vitamin D, unless you eat fish, specially fish liver. You get the vitamin D in presence of sunlight. Sub-clinical deficiency of vitamin D is very common, probably.
Yes, if you have a low vitamin D level, you may experience muscle pains and sleeplessness. A simple blood test should reveal your Vitamin D count (test D25- D2, D3, D Total). After taking vitamin D supplements you should start to see improvements!
i guess so but then it would be called deficiency anemia because you are lacking nutrition
Prolonged deficiency of vitamin c causes scurvy.