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