name some deficiency diseases
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Any currently treated or untreated nutrient deficiency or disease. These include, but are not limited to, Protein Energy Malnutrition, Scurvy, Rickets, Beriberi, Hypocalcemia, Osteomalacia, Vitamin K Deficiency, Pellagra, Xerophthalmia, and Iron Deficiency.
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Deficiency diseases are those diseases which are caused by the deficiency of one or more elements .
examples of deficiency diseases
- rickets - caused by deficiency of vitamin D
- scurvy - caused by deficiency of vitamin C
- night blindness - caused by deficiency of vitamin A
- beri beri - caused by deficiency of vitamin B1 ( thiamine)
- anemia - caused by low haemoglobin levels generally due to deficiency of vitamin B12 .
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