Question

Say whether each of the following diseases is a metabolic disorder, a genetic disorder
or a nutritional deficiency disease.
i) thalassemia ii) beriberi iii) diabetes mellitus iv) bubble boy syndrome
v) scurvy vi) marasmus vii) obesity viii) Alzheimer’s disease
ix) nyctalopia x) haemophilia

Answer 1

W1)genetic
2)nutritional
3)nutritional
5)nutritional
6)genetic
7)nutritional
8)
9)nutritional
10)genetic

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Answer 2

Dear Student,

◆ Answer -

Given disorders are classified into genetic, metabolic and nutritional deficiency as follows.

i) thalassemia

• Type of disorder - Genetic

ii) beriberi

• Type of disorder - Nutritional deficiency

iii) diabetes mellitus

• Type of disorder - Metabolic

iv) bubble boy syndrome

• Type of disorder - Genetic

v) scurvy

• Type of disorder - Nutritional deficiency

vi) marasmus

• Type of disorder - Nutritional deficiency

vii) obesity

• Type of disorder - Metabolic

viii) Alzheimer’s disease

• Type of disorder - Metabolic

ix) nyctalopia

• Type of disorder - Nutritional deficiency

x) haemophilia

• Type of disorder - Genetic

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