Bleeding gums and red patches on the skin are symptoms of a disease caused by vitamin deficiency. Identify the disease.

Scurvy

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Beriberi

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Rickets

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Night blindness

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Solution

The correct option is A
Scurvy

Scurvy is caused by the deficiency of vitamin C. Bleeding gums, reduced immunity, lethargy, weakness, poor wound healing are some of the symptoms of this disease. Deficiencies of Vitamin B1 causes beriberi, Vitamin C causes scurvy and Vitamin A causes night blindness.

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Bleeding gums and red patches on the skin are symptoms of a disease caused by vitamin deficiency. Identify the disease.

The correct option is A Scurvy Scurvy is caused by the deficiency of vitamin C. Bleeding gums, reduced immunity, lethargy, weakness, poor wound healing are some of the symptoms of this disease. Deficiencies of Vitamin B1 causes beriberi, Vitamin C causes scurvy and Vitamin A causes night blindness.