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Option 4 : Beriberi
The correct answer is Beriberi.
Beriberi:
- It is a disorder that can occur when a person lacks thiamine or vitamin B-1.
- The deficiency in this nutrient can lead to lasting damage to the nervous system and heart.
| Vitamins | Chemical name | Deficiency Disease |
| Vitamin A | Retinol | Night/Color Blindness |
| Vitamin B1 | Thymine | Beriberi |
| Vitamin B3 | Niacin | Whitening of skin, mentally retardedness |
| Vitamin B5 | Pantothenic | Cracking of skin |
| Vitamin B6 | Pyridoxine | Anaemia, skin disease |
| Vitamin B7 | Biotin | Paralysis, Body pain, hair falling |
| Vitamin B9/B11 | Folic Acid | Anaemia, dysentery |
| Vitamin B12 | Cyanocobalamin | Jaundice, Anemia |
| Vitamin C | Ascorbic Acid | Scurvy, Swelling of Gum |
| Vitamin D | Calciferol | Rickets |
| Vitamin E | Tocopherol | Less fertility |
| Vitamin K | Phylloquinone | Non-Clotting of blood |
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