General Science - Biology MCQs


Q.  Beriberi is a result of deficiency of which of the following?

a. Riboflavin
b. Thaimine
c. Pyridoxine
d. Cobalamine


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Vitamine B (Thiamine) deficiency produces beriberi, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, and optic neuropathy.
Beriberi is a neurological and cardiovascular disease. The three major forms of the disorder are dry beriberi, wet beriberi, and infantile beriberi. Dry beriberi is characterized principally by muscular dysfunctions, while Wet beriberi is associated with mental confusion, muscular atrophy, edema. Infantile beriberi occurs in infants breast-fed by thiamin-deficient mothers.
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