Question

Which one of the following is deficiency disease?


[1 mark]
Goitre
Tetanus
Diabetes
Malaria​

Answer 1

Answer:

Goitre

Explanation : - It caused due to

deficiency of mineral Iodine .

Answer 2

Goitre

Explanation:

Goitre is a disease primarily characterised by an enlargement of the throat, which is caused by the deficiency of Iodine in the diet.

Tetanus is not a deficiency disease, but an infection caused by a toxin producing bacterium.

Diabetes is caused by excessive blood sugar.

Malaria is caused by infection by a Plasmodium spread by the anopheles mosquito.

Only goitre is a deficiency disease among the above.