Question

original hypothesis of strange case of beri beri

Answer 1

The disease was beriberi. Symptoms of the disease included weakness and loss of appetite, victims often died of heart failure. Scientists thought the disease might be caused by bacteria. ... Fleming hypothesized that the mold must be producing a chemical that killed the bacteria.

Answer 2

Beriberi

➪ Symptoms:- Fatigue and weakness

➪ Cause:- Lack of vitamin B1 in the diet

➪ Prevention:- Eat diet that includes milk, peas, cereals, and green vegetables.

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Additional Information:-

Deficiency diseases

➪ Regular lack or deficiency of a particularly nutrient in the diet may cause certain diseases. Such diseases are called deficiency diseases.

Lackness of these nutrients may cause:-

• Vitamin C:- Scurvy
• Vitamin D:- Rickets
• Iron:- Anaemia
• Vitamin A:- Night blindness
• Iodine:- Goitre