What disease is caused by a severe selenium deficiency?
A)Goiter
B)Cretinism
C)Keshan disease
D)Acrodermatitis enteropathica

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Keshan disease is caused by a severe selenium deficiency and is a potentially fatal heart disease that primarily affects children and women of childbearing age in certain regions of China. Goiter is caused by iodine deficiency, cretinism is caused by congenital hypothyroidism, and acrodermatitis enteropathica is caused by zinc deficiency.

What Disease Is Caused by a Severe Selenium Deficiency