Which pairing of a vitamin with the deficiency disease it causes is correct?

AVitamin B12: scurvy
BVitamin D: night blindness
CVitamin B1: beri beri
DVitamin K: rickets

Answer: C

Thiamine (B1) deficiency causes beri beri. B12 deficiency causes pernicious anaemia, vitamin D deficiency causes rickets, and vitamin K deficiency delays blood clotting.

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