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Questions and Answers
What causes night blindness?
What causes night blindness?
- Excessive growth hormone
- Deficiency of vitamin B
- Deficiency of vitamin A (correct)
- Genetic mutation
What is gigantism associated with?
What is gigantism associated with?
- Physical trauma
- Overproduction of growth hormone (correct)
- Gene mutations involving chromosome XX
- Excessive vitamin intake
What type of disease is tuberculosis?
What type of disease is tuberculosis?
- Viral infection
- Bacterial infection (correct)
- Parasitic infection
- Genetic disorder
What causes scurvy?
What causes scurvy?
Which disease is transmitted by ticks?
Which disease is transmitted by ticks?
What health problem arises from iodine deficiency?
What health problem arises from iodine deficiency?
What defines dysentery?
What defines dysentery?
What is the role of immunity?
What is the role of immunity?
Flashcards
Night Blindness
Night Blindness
A condition caused by a deficiency of vitamin A, characterized by difficulty seeing in low light.
Scurvy
Scurvy
A condition resulting from a deficiency in vitamin C, leading to weakness, fatigue, and bleeding gums.
Iodine Deficiency
Iodine Deficiency
A disease caused by the lack of iodine in the diet, resulting in an enlarged thyroid gland.
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
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Malaria
Malaria
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Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Deficiency
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Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis
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Acromegaly
Acromegaly
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