List all the deficieny diseases with their symptoms?

Deficiency Diseases

• Marasmus - is a disease in children caused by the deficiency of proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

Symptoms: Stunted growth, wrinkled skin and suffers from diarrhoea frequently.
Treatment: This disease can be cured by giving a diet rich in carbohydrates and proteins (egg, fish, sugar, potato, etc.)

• Kwashiorkor - is a disease caused by protein deficiency in children. It is common in children who have not been breast-fed properly.

Symptoms: The stomach becomes swollen, the legs become thin and the skin shows ugly patches.
Treatment: Such a child should be fed pulses, eggs, skimmed milk, porridge, etc.

• Vitamin Deficiency Diseases

1. Vitamin A - Night blindness (poor night vision)
2. Vitamin B₁ - Beri - beri
3. Vitamin B₂ - Skin diseases
4. Vitamin B₃ - Pellagra (affects the skin, digestive and nervous system)
5. Vitamin₁₂ - Anaemia ( deficiency of RBC's ( Red Blood Cells))
6. Vitamin C - Scurvy ( bleeding of gums, swelling of joints)
7. Vitamin D - Rickets (weak bones)
8. Vitamin K - Haemorrhage (clotting of blood process is affected)

• Mineral Deficiency Diseases

1. Calcium - Brittle bones and stunted growth
2. Phosphorus - Weak or fragile bones and teeth, body weakness
3. Sodium - Dehydration, extreme body weakness
4. Potassium - Muscle weakness, paralysis
5. Iron - Anaemia ( weakness)
6. Iodine - Goitre ( glands in the neck appear swollen) abnormal metabolism
7. Fluorine - Dental decay