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Name the disease with the following symptoms:
1. Weakness
2. Pain in the muscles
3. Loss of sensation
4. Paralysis
5. Weak heart

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Scurvy

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Pellagra

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C

Beri Beri

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Rickets

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Solution

The correct option is C Beri Beri
The listed signs and symptoms are of a disease called beriberi. This disease shows symptoms like weakness, pain in the muscles, loss of sensation, more severe conditions show weakened heart. Body swelling is very common. If untreated, it leads to death.

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