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Deficiency of iron causes :
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- Goitre
- Polio
- Rickets
- Scurvy
- None of these
Correct Option: E
Goitre: swelling of the neck or larynx resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland due to iodine deficiency; Polio: an acute, viral, infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route; Rickets: defective mineralization of bones due to deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D; Scurvy: a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C. Iron deficiency leads to anemia.