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Khadezha Rice
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Rickets is a vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate deficiency that affects the bones so they become weak
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There will be bone pain in your legs, pelvis, spine, and in the arms Your teeth will also be affected like getting cavities and delayed formation of the teeth A person with rickets may be shorter than most people because their growth is delayed Spine deformities Muscle cramps
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Blood can be drawn to see if you lack serum calcium which is just calcium An x-ray of the bones can be taken And a urine test to test the calcium level in your body
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A person could have problems with absorption so then the body will not be able to absorb Vitamin D therefore you will lack it. Nutritional, renal, and hypophosphatemic rickets are the main causes of rickets It can be inherited through a parent, if a baby is born prematurely, has kidney diesease, or doesn’t spend that much time outside
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Rickets is mostly found in children 6-24 months 30% of children have it Commonly found in African Americans, females, Mexican-Americans, & obese children
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Take supplements to replace the lack of calcium, phosphate, or vitamin D Go out side in the sun everyday for about 20 minutes Use braces to prevent or fix the bone deformities If severe deformities occur then surgery could be needed These treatments reduce the symptoms & fix the cause
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Rickets was found in the second century Active Vitamin D is found in skin cells Some bone deformities can be permanent if they are severe
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