Consider the following pairs :
Vitamin Deficiency disease
1. Vitamin C : Scurvy
2. Vitamin D : Rickets
3. Vita

Question

Consider the following pairs :
Vitamin Deficiency disease
1. Vitamin C : Scurvy
2. Vitamin D : Rickets
3. Vitamin E : Night blindness
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

Let's analyze each pair of Vitamin and its associated Deficiency disease:

1. **Vitamin C : Scurvy**
This statement is correctly matched. Scurvy is a disease characterized by weakness, anemia, gum disease, and skin hemorrhages, caused by a prolonged deficiency of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

2. **Vitamin D : Rickets**
This statement is correctly matched. Rickets is a condition that results in weak, soft bones in children, caused by a prolonged deficiency of Vitamin D, which is essential for calcium and phosphate absorption. In adults, the equivalent condition is osteomalacia.

3. **Vitamin E : Night blindness**
This statement is incorrectly matched. Night blindness (Nyctalopia) is primarily caused by a deficiency of **Vitamin A**. Vitamin E deficiency is rare but can lead to neurological problems, muscle weakness, impaired immune response, and hemolytic anemia, especially in infants.

Therefore, pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched.

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

None

Consider the following pairs : Vitamin Deficiency disease 1. Vitamin C : Scurvy 2. Vitamin D : Rickets 3. Vitamin E : Night blindness Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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