Deficiency diseases: due to deficiency in the diet of nutrients.
Major Deficiency Diseases
- Protein deficiency : Kwashiorkor and Marasmus.
- Iron deficiency: Anemia
- Iodine deficiency : Goitre
- Potassium deficiency :Hypokalemia
- Sodium deficiency :Hyponatremia.
- Vitamin A deficiency:Night Blindness, Xerophthalmia, Dermatosis
- Vitamin B deficiency :Beri-beri, Aribofla-vinosis, Pellagra,Pernicious Anemia
- Vitamin C deficiency : Scurvy
- Vitamin D deficiency :Rickets,Ostemalacia
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