Health Education Paper 2 WASSCE (PC 1ST), 2020

Question 5

 

List five nutritional deficiency diseases in humans.                                                         [5 marks]

Observation

 

Majority of the candidates who attempted this question performed poorly due to spelling errors.
Some spelt, beriberi as berybery etc

 

The expected answers are:

 

            Nutritional deficiency diseases in humans

  • marasmus
  • kwashiorkor
  • scurvy
  • beriberi
  • rickets/osteomalacia
  • goitre
  • night blindness/keratomalacia
  • pellagra     
  • any correctly named disease                                                                    

Note: spellings must be correct to score