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  1. Scurvey is caused by:
    1. Vitamin ‘D’
    2. Vitamin ‘A’
    3. Vitamin ‘C’
    4. Vitamin ‘B’
Correct Option: C

Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). It is sometimes also referred to as Barlow's disease, named after Sir Thomas Barlow, a British physician who described it in 1883. Scurvy can be prevented by consuming enough vitamin C, either in the diet or as a supplement.



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