Vitamin A deficiency occurs with the chronic consumption of diets that are deficient in both vitamin A and beta-carotene.
Newborns are especially prone to vitamin K deficiency
Scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency.
Vitamin B6 deficiency occurs rarely. When it does, it is usually associated with poor absorption of nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract
Vitamin D deficiency, as well as rickets and osteomalacia, tends to occur in persons who do not get enough sunlight
Night blindness is the first symptom.
Night blindness is the first symptom.
Vitamin A deficiency can be prevented or treated by taking vitamin supplements or by getting injections of the vitamin.
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is another type of megaloblastic anemia that develops when the body doesn't absorb enough of this nutrient.
Vitamin K deficiency can cause massive hemorrhaging in infants due to impaired blood clotting. This deficiency can occur because newborns have lower levels of vitamin K, which is needed for proper blood coagulation. Infants are typically given a vitamin K injection shortly after birth to prevent this deficiency.
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.