A Biology Question - 3. What is Rickets?
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Ask Dr Aman Biswas if rickets occur in USA?
Rickets is rare in the United States.
It occurs in children during periods of rapid growth, when the body needs high levels of calcium and phosphate.
Rickets may be seen in children ages 6 - 24 months.However it is uncommon in newborns.
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What is rickets ? : What is rickets ? This question may not be interesting until you get my answer
Slide 2 : My wife asked me
So one day,
I showed her this Autorickshaw ahead of my car
and she never asked me again………. Dr Subroto Biswas
Slide 3 : Rickets is caused by serious vitamin D deficiency
It results in weak, soft bones, along with slowed growth and skeletal development
This begins in childhood and later in life it is known as osteomalacia.
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