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Question
Put a tick mark (✓) against the correct alternative in the following statement:
Pellagra is one disease caused by the deficiency of:
Options
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B1
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
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Solution
Vitamin B3
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Clues across
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Clues down
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| 10 A | D | E |
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Mention the causal organisms of the following disease: Chickenpox
Write short notes on the following:
Sporadic diseases
Choose the wrong statement
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