Question

What is the name of the disease arising out of a vitamin B1 deficiency ?

• A. Scurvy
• B. Beriberi
• C. Pellagra
• D. Gingivitis

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Beriberi

Vitamins and their deficiency diseases:

1. ascorbic acid (Vitamin - C) : Scurvy
2. thiamine (Vitamin - B1) : Beri beri
3. riboflavin (Vitamin - B2) : Ariboflavinosis
4. niacin (Vitamin - B3) : Pellagra
5. pantothenic acid (Vitamin - B5) : neurodegeneration & dementia
6. pyridoxine (Vitamin - B6) : anaemia & dermatitis
7. biotin (Vitamin - B7) : hair loss, dry scaly skin, cheilitis, glossitis etc.
8. folic acid (Vitamin - B9) : folate deficiency anemia
9. cyanocobalamin (Vitamin - B12) : Macrocytic anemia
10. retinol (Vitamin - A) : Night blindness
11. calciferol (Vitamin - D) : Rickets
12. tocopherol (Vitamin - E) : Sterility / infertility
13. phylloquinone (Vitamin - K) : excessive bleeding