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if you lack vitamin a you get night blindness
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe only symptom of a vitamin A deficiency is night blindness. You will have the night blindness until you can bring your vitamin A levels back up to a normal reading.
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∙ 9y agoA diet that is not sufficient in vitamin A can lead to night blindness. This is when a person can not see as well in darkness as people without this problem can.
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∙ 11y agoNight blindness-inability to see in dim light
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∙ 13y agoA disease called NIGHT BLINDNESS is caused by the deficiency of vitamin A
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List of deficiency diseases and their symptoms?
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.
Which of the following is caused by mineral deficiency A) beriberi B)goitre C)scurvy D)night blindness?
Beriberi is caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency Goitre can be caused by iodine deficiency - although there are other potential causes. Scurvy is caused by vitamin C deficiency Night blindness (Nyctalopia) can have many different causes - but one cause is vitamin A deficiency.
Why is scurvy caused?
Prolonged deficiency of vitamin c causes scurvy.
What food deficiency causes scurvy?
Scurvy is caused by lack of vitamin C. I`m telling you EAT YOUR VITAMIN C.
Names of deficiency diseases?
There are quite a few deficiency diseases. Scurvy is caused by a vitamin C deficiency, Rickets is caused by a vitamin D deficiency, and Paresthesia is the from the lack of vitamin B5.
What is the following is an example of disease that is directly caused by a nutritional deficiency?
The most common are:Beriberi, the deficiency of Vitamin B1 (thiamin);Pellagra, the deficiency of Vitamin B3 (niacin);Pernicious anemia, the deficiency of Vitamin B12 (folate);Scurvy, caused by the deficiency of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid);Rickets, the deficency of Vitamin D (calciferol)
Pellagra is caused due to deficiency of?
It is due to the deficiency of Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Is an aplastic anemia caused by a deficiency in vitamin B12?
No; aplastic anemia is caused by a defective function or disease of bone marrow.Pernicious anemia is caused by vitamin B12 deficiency.
Why are deficiency disease caused?
A deficiency is a lack or shortage, therefore deficiency diseases are caused by a lack or shortage of necessary nutrients in the body. One example is scurvy, a disease associated with pirates that occurs when an individual suffers from a vitamin C deficiency.
Golden rice could alleviate blindness caused by deficiency in which vitamin?
vitamin A
Frequent infections and partial blindness may be caused by a deficiency of Vitamin?
vitamin a
What disease is caused by vitamin B5 deficiency?
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