Which disease is caused by the deficiency of protein in our body?

Correct option is A

The correct answer is (a) Kwashiorkor.

• Kwashiorkor: A nutritional disorder that causes fluid retention and a swollen abdomen.
• It's also known as "edematous malnutrition". People with kwashiorkor are often emaciated, except for their ankles, feet, and belly, which swell with fluid.
  

Information Booster:

• Scurvy is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C in the diet over a long period of time. Rickets is a bone disease th
• t causes children to have soft and weak bones, which can lead to bone deformities.
• Beriberi is a disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine, or vitamin B1, that can affect the heart and nervous system.