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BECE Science 2020 Paper

Question : 8

Total: 40

Solution:

Concept:

Malnutrition occurs when the body does not get enough essential nutrients.

Explanation:

Each nutrient has a specific role, so its deficiency causes a particular disease.

Some common deficiency diseases are shown below:

Disease	Cause
Rickets	Lack of vitamin D or calcium
Kwashiorkor	Lack of proteins
Goitre	Lack of iodine
Night blindness	Lack of vitamin A
Scurvy	Lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Pellagra	Lack of vitamin $B_3$
Beriberi	Lack of vitamin $B_1$
Dermatitis	Lack of vitamin $B_2$
Marasmus	Lack of protein and carbohydrates
Anaemia	Lack of iron or folic acid
Prolonged bleeding	Lack of vitamin K

Scurvy is caused by the lack of vitamin C.

Measles is a viral infection, malaria is a parasitic infection, and gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection.

Hence, among the options, only scurvy is a disease resulting from malnutrition.

Answer:

A. Scurvy

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