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If your talking about the skin disease from the lack of vitamin c this is not contagious. People would get it because the didn't eat a good diet. Now not that many people get pellagra because people eat better even though its hard to believe with all those fast food restaurants
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What was Dr Goldberger's conclusion about the problem of pellagra?
That Pellagra isn't contagious because staff , and teachers all the only ones who aren't getting it. Btw , were doing the same thing :D
What did people think caused pellagra 4 answer?
people of the south thought pellagra was caused by eating corn, or that it was a contagious disease carried by insects or bacteria. Pellagra is caused by lack of certain diets, but people in america don't have to worry about it today, because all the vitamins used to prevent pellagra are in flour.
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 evidence did Dr goldbrger observe or collect about pellagra?
Dr. Joseph Goldberger observed that pellagra was not contagious like infectious diseases, as it did not spread through direct contact. He also noted that certain dietary factors, such as a lack of niacin and a diet high in corn, played a role in the development of pellagra. Additionally, through experiments on prisoners, he demonstrated that a balanced diet could prevent and cure pellagra.
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 evidence did Dr.Goldberger conclude about pellagra?
he knew in the south every had pellagra
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.
What is the cause of primary pellagra?
Primary pellagra results when the diet is extremely deficient in niacin-rich foods.
What did dr.goldberger do provide evidence of the relationship between pellagra and nutrition?
Dr.Goldberger did an experiment to see what caused pellagra
What did dr.Goldberger do to provide evidence of the relationship between pellagra and nutrition?
Dr.Goldberger did an experiment to see what caused pellagra
Who discovered pellagra?
The physician Dr. Gaspar Casal first described pellagra in the 18th century. However, the definitive link between diet and pellagra was made by Dr. Joseph Goldberger in the early 20th century.
