Sicknesses Flashcards
1
Q
What is Anaemia
A
Anemia is when you don’t have enough healthy red blood cells or haemoglobin to carry oxygen to the body’s tissues.
2
Q
What is rickets?
A
Rickets is a bone disease that affects infants and young children and is failure to develop bones properly due to a lack of vitamin D.
3
Q
How is rickets caused?
A
Lack of vitamin D
4
Q
How is anaemia caused?
A
Lack of iron
