Question

List out the deficiency diseases and symptoms of the following vitamins and minerals in body. [5 MARKS]

$\begin{array}{c}\text{Vitamin A}\\ \text{Vitamin C}\\ \text{Vitamin D}\\ \text{Iodine}\\ \text{Iron}\end{array}$

Answer 1

Disease + symptoms: 1 Mark each

$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Vitamin/Mineral}& \text{Disease}& \text{Symptom}\\ \text{Vitamin A}& \text{Night blindness}& \text{Loss of vision in darkness}\\ \text{Vitamin C}& \text{Scurvy}& \text{Bleeding gums}\\ \text{Vitamin D}& \text{Rickets}& \text{Soft and bent bones}\\ \text{Iodine}& \text{Goiter}& \text{Swollen neck glands}\\ \text{Iron}& \text{Anaemia}& \text{Extreme weakness}\end{array}$