Question

43. Deficiency of vitamin A in children
causes:
(A) Goitre
(B) Poor cognitive development
(C) Poor bone growth
(D) Increased risk of mortality
h of the follow​

Answer 1

Answer:

Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections such as diarrhoeal disease and measles. Vitamin A deficiency may also occur in women during the last trimester of pregnancy in high-risk areas.