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Why didn't people believe Dr. Goldberger's conclusion about the cause of pellagra?
the people say that the cause of pellagra is insectsor bacteria not dr.goldbergers said that its lack of niacin
What is the cause of secondary pellagra?
Secondary pellagra occurs when adequate quantities of niacin are present in the diet, but other diseases or conditions interfere with its absorption and/or processing.
What are examples of primary pellagra?
People who rely on maize as their major food source and when a hospitalized patient is given I.V. fluids devoid of vitamins over the longterm, often develop pellagra.
The vitamin deficiency disease pellagra means?
Pellagra is the deficiency of vitamin B3, also known as niacin. The cause is, in most cases, dietary. It is characterized by the 3 D's: dementia, diarrhoea and dermatitis. For more information, I imagine wikipedia would have a good article on pellagra. Pellis=skin agra= rough so pellagra literally means "rough skin"
How do you cure pellagra?
Pellagra can be cured by taking nicotinamide. The nicotinamide can be found in pill form and will reverse the condition of pellagra.
What was the hypothesis of Dr.Goldberger's research of pellagra?
Dr. Goldberger's hypothesis was that pellagra was a dietary deficiency disease caused by the lack of a specific nutrient in the diet, rather than being contagious or due to a germ as was previously thought. He believed that a poor diet with insufficient levels of certain nutrients, such as niacin, was the root cause of pellagra.
What did Joseph Goldberger do to provide evidence of the relationship between pellagra and nutrition?
Joseph Goldberger, a physician in the U.S. government's Hygienic Laboratory, the predecessor of the National Institutes of Health, discovered the cause of pellagra and stepped on a number of medical toes when his research experiments showed that diet and not germs (the currently held medical theory) caused the disease.
What evidence did Dr.Goldberger conclude about pellagra?
he knew in the south every had pellagra
What was dr. goldberger's hypothesis about the cause of pellagra?
lack of diet.
What disease is caused by the lack of naicin?
A lack of the vitamin B3 commonly known as Niacin, can cause Pellagra's disease. This disease can also be cause by an intake of Leucine.
Is pellegra an infectious disease?
Pellagra is not an infectious disease. Pellagra is a nutritional deficiency disease.
What is the prognosis of pellagra?
Untreated pellagra will continue progressing over the course of several years, and is ultimately fatal.
