Which Vitamin Is Incorrectly Paired with Its Deficiency Disease

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which vitamin is incorrectly paired with its deficiency disease?

• A) vitamin C, scurvy
• B) vitamin A, night blindness
• C) niacin, pellagra
• D) vitamin B₆ (pyridoxine), pernicious anemia

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