alleryStart learning →A child who gets very little vitamin D may develop which bone disease?
AScurvy
BPellagra
CBeriberi
DRickets
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Rickets
Deficiency of vitamin D leads to rickets, which weakens the bones.
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