The deficiency of vitamin A in the diet leads to
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beriberi
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blindness
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rickets
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typhoid
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Vitamin A deficiency leads to night blindness initially, which can progress to complete blindness (xerophthalmia) if untreated. Beriberi is caused by thiamine deficiency, rickets by vitamin D deficiency, and typhoid is a bacterial infection, not a deficiency.