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The need for vitamin D is greater in childhood. In infants and young children, lack of the vitamin can cause rickets (or rachitis). Rickets is a bone disorder that results in bowed legs, knock-knees, curved spines, and other abnormalities. Children with rickets have been discussed since Galen's time ( A.D. 130-200). A detailed description of rickets was provided as early as the seventeenth century. The cause of rickets, however, wasn't discovered until fairly recently.
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Can rickets cure completely?
Rickets are caused by deficiency of Vitamin D in the body. They are most common among children. If discovered timely, rickets can be completely cured by using a mix of medicines and proper diet.
Is it healthy for a teenager to avoid the sun?
no it isnt. going under the sun helps cure rickets!
What bone disease is called by the lack of calcium in the diet?
Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
What gender is rickets most commonly found?
Rickets does not prefer one gender over another. It can affect any sex of a child and is a disorder where there is a vitamin D deficiency.
Where can you get Rickets?
how do u get rickets
Who found a cure for rabies?
there is no cure
Has a cure been found for diabetes?
No a cure hasn't been found yet
Can rickets be cured?
Rickets is caused by a lack of certain minerals in bones due to insufficient levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. Sufficient vitamin D in the diet is essential for the maintenance of normal calcium and phosphorus levels.
Is there a cure for Osteomalacia?
When I was studying sports medicine at the University of North Carolina there is a cure called Cory Beach Medicine and is very heavy available in the SouthEastern Part of the United States. Also Garet Isaman loves men
Are rickets caused by microbes?
No, rickets is not caused by microbes. Rickets is caused by a lack of vitamin D, calcium or phosphate.
What has the author John Rickets written?
John Rickets has written: 'John Rickets, Byrsa Basilica Sive Regale Excambium'
How do you cure ricketts disease?
How do you cure Rickets disease? Rickets can have several causes, and the cure depends on the cause. The most common cause is lack of vitamin D, which the body needs to use calcium correctly. Vitamin D can be obtained through diet (vitamin tablets or vitamin D rich foods such as butter, eggs, oily fishes, fortified milk) or sun exposure (the body actually makes this vitamin when the skin is exposed to sunlight!) Lack of calcium itself can also cause rickets. Increasing calcium in the diet would help here (dairy products, especially). There are other rare metabolic causes of rickets which would need individualized medical intervention to treat.
