Beriberiwas a disease of malnutrition caused by the consumption of overmilled rice.
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Thiamine deficiency leads to one of two clinical conditions - dryberiberiin which a peripheral neuropathy predominates and wet beriberi which presents with cardiac failure.
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The cause ofberiberihas not yet been definitely ascertained, but it is probable that bad and insufficient food predisposes to the disease.
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There was a massive number of deaths as a result of fevers such as malaria andberiberi.
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A decoction of the leaves were used forberiberi.
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As a prison camp physician, he treated diseases and conditions such asberiberi, dengue fever, dysentery, malaria, and malnutrition.
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This in turn causesberiberi, a disease linked to nutritional deficiency.
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Characteristics of wetberiberiinclude prominent edema and cardiac involvement, whereas dryberiberiis mainly characterized by a polyneuritis.
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A serious deficiency in this vital nutrient can causeberiberi, which has the immediate symptom of severe lethargy.
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Dryberiberiis also known as cerebralberiberi.
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He also lost a number of carriers fromberiberi.
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Marasmus, kwashiorkor,beriberi, and anemia were widespread, with many patients showing all four.
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She remained there until her death in 1877 ofberiberi, at the young age of 31.
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For lack of nutrition, many people succumbed toberiberiand malaria.
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Beriberiin this form can lead to sudden death.
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