Question

Shanti, a domestic helper of Mrs. Anuradha, fainted while mopping the floor. Mrs. Anuradha immediately took her to the nearby hospital where she was diagnosed to be severely 'anaemic'. The doctor prescribed an iron rich diet and multivitamins supplement to her. Mr.s Anuradha supported her financially to get the medicines. After a month, Shanti was diagnosed to be normal.
(i) What values are displayed by Mrs. Anuradha?
(ii) Name the vitamin whose deficiency causes 'pernicious anaemia'.
(iii) Give an example of a water soluble vitamin

Answer 1

1. High moral and humanitarian values are displayed by Mrs. Anuradha.
2. The most common cause of pernicious anemia is the loss of stomach cells that make intrinsic factor. Intrinsic factor helps the body absorb vitamin $B_{12}$ in the intestine. The loss of parietal cells may be due to destruction by the body's own immune system.
3. Vitamin B-complex group: thiamin (vitamin $B_1$),