Deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy disease?

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  1. Vitamin A
  2. Vitamin B6
  3. Vitamin K
  4. Vitamin C

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Option 4 : Vitamin C
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The correct answer is Vitamin C

Vitamins Chemical Name Deficiency Disease
Vitamin A Retinol Night Blindness
Vitamin B1  Thiamine Beriberi
Vitamin C  Ascorbic Acid Scurvy
Vitamin D Calciferol Rickets and osteomalacia
Vitamin K Phylloquinone Non-clotting of Blood
Vitamin B2 Riboflavin Cracking of Skin

Additional Information

  • Vitamins were first discovered by FG Hopkins.
  • The term Vitamin was coined by C Funk.
  • There are two types of Vitamins:
  1. Fat-Soluble- Vitamin A, D, E, and K.
  2. Water-Soluble - Vitamin B and C.
  • Natural sources of Vitamin D are - Sunlight, fish, eggs, and mushrooms. 
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