Health Education Paper 2 WASSCE (PC), 2017

Question 2

 

List four nutritional deficiency diseases in humans                                       [4 marks]  

Observation

 

  • This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was good.

    The expected answers are as follows: 

     

      NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY DISEASES IN HUMANS
    - Anaemia

    • kwashiorkor
    • beri-beri
    • scurvy
    • rickets / poor bone formation
    • marasmus
    • goitre
    • keratomalacia
    • night blindness
    • dwarfism
    • pellagra