Diseases, Diets, and Death
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- Hi! I'm Doctor Alice and today we're going to be looking at some deficiency diseases, some special diets, and the effects of cholesterol on our health!
- Deficiency diseases are caused by a deficiency in certain vitamins and minerals. Today, we're going to be looking at scurvy, rickets, anaemia, and kwashiorkor.
- I don't know! I woke up this mo'ning, and me gums were sore an bleeding. E'en some of me tooth fell off!
- Mate?! What happened to 'yer teeth?! They all bloody and bruised!
- Cap'n! We're all out of lime juice, sire! That's the only citrus left!
- Our next disease is rickets. Rickets is a disease caused by a deficiency in Vitamin D. As you know, Vitamin D helps with calcium absorption, which is needed for the development of our bones. Rickets causes softening and weakening of our bones.This is also similar to osteoporosis, which is caused by a deficiency in calcium, causing the bones to become brittle and extremely fragile.
- LET'S GO!
- Oh dear! Your skin is yellow! We need to get you to the doctor ASAP!
- Honey, I don't feel so good.... I'm so weak and tired.
- This sailor has a deficiency disease known as scurvy. Scurvy is caused by a deficiency in Vitamin C, and pirates were unable to store fruits and vegetables on board, so they had limited access to Vitamin C.
- I'm afraid your husband has anaemia, Mrs. Johnson. It's caused by a deficiency in iron, which is a very important mineral. He needs to eat more vegetables, and red meat. I'll prescribe some iron supplements as well.
- Is he going to be okay??
- Finally, we're going home!
- Why did that poor girl have such a big stomach?! Ew!
- She had kwashiorkor, which is a disease caused by a deficiency in protein. Don't be rude, Lydia!
- Mr. Johnson has anaemia, which is a deficiency disease caused by a deficiency in iron. Its symptoms are yellowish skin, fatigue, weakness, cold feet, irregular breaths, etc.
- Kwashiorkor is a form of malnutrition, which is caused by a deficiency in protein, typically affecting young children in poorer areas.
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