Prolonged deficiency of vitamin C in the diet causes

Arickets
Bberi beri
Cscurvy
Dnight blindness

Answer: C

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency causes scurvy, with bleeding gums. Rickets is due to vitamin D, beri beri to vitamin B1 and night blindness to vitamin A.

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