Scurvy is a non-infectious disorder caused by a deficiency of:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Vitamin C
- Step 1: Scurvy involves weak connective tissue, bleeding gums and slow healing.
- Step 2: Vitamin C is needed to make collagen, so its absence causes these symptoms.
Answer
vitamin C.
Why not the others: Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets; iron deficiency causes anaemia; iodine deficiency causes goitre.
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