Africa Exams
Your Academic Best Friend Across Africa
Home
Ghana
Ghana BECE Exams
Kenya
Kenya KCPE Papers
Kenya KCSE Papers
Kenya KASNEB Papers
Nigeria
WAEC Exams
JAMB Exams
Rwanda
Rwanda Primary Papers
Rwanda Secondary Papers
Uganda
Uganda PLE Papers
Uganda UCE Papers
Uganda UACE Papers
More
About
Contact Us
Our Apps
Privacy
Test Index
BECE Science 2020 Paper
Show Para
Hide Para
Share question:
© africaexams.com
Question : 8
Total: 40
Which of the following diseases results from malnutrition?
Scurvy
Measles
Malaria
Gonorrhoea
Validate
Solution:
Malnutrition
Malnutrition is a condition that occurs when one is not obtaining enough nutrients.
A condition which occurs when there is a deficiency of certain vital nutrients in a person's diet
Some deficiency diseases and their causes
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
© africaexams.com
Go to Question:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Prev Question
Next Question