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  1. Which of the following diseases is caused by the consumption of nitrate contaminated food and water ?
    1. Minimata disease
    2. Osteoporosis
    3. Blue baby syndrome
    4. Asbestosis
Correct Option: C

Infants under four months of age that drink water or eat food contaminated with high levels of nitrates or nitrites are particularly at risk for methemoglobinemia, or blue baby syndrome. This can occur if water containing high levels of nitrates is used to prepare infant formula, and very rarely if infants eat nitrate-rich spinach which has broken down into nitrite during storage.



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