Glossitis, pernicious anaemia, Rickets and night blindness are the vitamin deficiency diseases. Analyse the reason and suggest some methods to prevent each disease.
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Explanation:
1)- Glossitis can mean soreness of the tongue, or more usually inflammation with depapillation of the dorsal surface of the tongue , leaving a smooth . In a wider sense, glossitis can mean inflammation of the tongue generally.Glossitis is often caused by nutritional deficiencies and may be painless or cause discomfort. Glossitis usually responds well to treatment if the cause is identified and corrected. Tongue soreness caused by glossitis is differentiated from burning mouth syndrome, where there is no identifiable change in the appearance of the tongue, and there are no identifiable causes.
2)- rickets- Rickets is a condition that results in weak or soft bones in children.Symptoms include bowed legs, stunted growth, bone pain, large forehead, and trouble sleeping.Complications may include bone fractures, muscle spasms, an abnormally curved spine, or intellectual disability.
3)- Pernicious anaemia is the most common cause of vitamin B12 deficiency in the UK. Pernicious anaemia is an autoimmune condition that affects your stomach. An autoimmune condition means your immune system, the body's natural defence system that protects against illness and infection, attacks your body's healthy cells.
4)- Nyctalopia also called night-blindness, is a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in relatively low light. It is a symptom of several eye diseases. Night blindness may exist from birth, or be caused by injury or malnutrition (for example, vitamin A deficiency. It can be described as insufficient adaptation to darkness.
1. Vitamin A is also called as retinol. The deficiency of this vitamin results in loss of eyesight or night blindness. Nyctalopia is the term used to refer night blindness.
2. Vitamin B
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is called as thiamine. The deficiency of this vitamin results in beriberi. It affects the nervous and the circulatory system.
3. Vitamin C is called as ascorbic acid. The deficiency of this vitamin causes scurvy. Scurvy is characterised by bleeding gums, rash, fatigue and weakness.
4. Vitamin D deficiency results in rickets. Bending of the long bones is a common symptom. Due to deficiency, the bones become brittle and fractures or breaking of the bones is also observed.