Question

Which among the following impurity in drinking water causes the “Bamboo Spine” disorder?

• A. Nitrate
• B. Fluorides
• C. Arsenic
• D. Sulphides

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Fluorides

Ankylosing Spondylitis is a chronic, inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune disease that mainly affects joints in the spine and the sacroiliac joints in the pelvis. It tends to affect the spine and in late stages, the spine will fuse and this has given rise to the term “bamboo spine”. It is mainly caused due to impurities in drinking water associated with fluorides.