A patient with bleeding gums is advised to take fresh fruits and vegetables in diet specially because he suffers from

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A patient with bleeding gums is advised to take fresh fruits and vegetables in diet specially because he suffers from (A) scurvy (B) night blindness (C) beri-beri (D) anaemia.

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Scurvy is a disease that results from the deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Bleeding gums is one of the symptoms of this disease. The disease can be prevented and cured by a diet that includes fresh fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruitsIsuch as orange, lemon etc.).

Q. A patient with bleeding gums is advised to take fresh fruits and vegetables in diet specially because he suffers from

scurvy

night blindness

beri-beri

anaemia.

Scurvy is a disease that results from the deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Bleeding gums is one of the symptoms of this disease. The disease can be prevented and cured by a diet that includes fresh fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruitsIsuch as orange, lemon etc.).