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Question
Spot the following in the table of vitamins and minerals.
Causes and symptoms of night blindness, scurvy, rickets, beriberi.
Solution
Causes and symptoms of night blindness, scurvy, rickets, beriberi are:
| Disease | Causes | Symptoms |
| Night blindness | Deficiency of Vitamin A | Inability to see in dim light |
| Scurvy | Deficiency of Vitamin C | Bleeding of gums |
| Rickets | Deficiency of Vitamin D | Softening of bones causing pain and fractures |
| Beriberi | Deficiency of Vitamin B1 | Nerve disorders |
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