1. Nyctalopia (night blindness) is caused by deficiency of Vitamin A.

2. Foods rich in Vitamin A are carrots, spinach, sweet potatoes, lettuce, etc.

3. Vitamin A deficiency can cause damage to rod cells, which reduces the ability to see in low light.

1. The credit for developing the cholera vaccine in 1885 goes to Spanish-French bacteriologist and hygienist Jaime Ferrán.

2. He tested a live attenuated bacterial vaccine during a cholera epidemic in Valencia.

3. Jaime Ferrán's vaccine successfully protected people from cholera and began to be used in vaccination programs around the world.

Hairlike structures called cilia line the mucous membrane and move the particles trapped in the mucus out of the nose. Inhaled air is moistened, warmed, and cleansed by the tissue that lines the nasal cavity.

1. Rickets is a bone disease caused by vitamin D deficiency.

2. Due to rickets, the absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the bones decreases.

3. The solution to protect exclusively breastfed babies from this disease is Vitamin D supplements.