Question

Beri- Beri was discovered by
A. Funk
B. G.E Foxan
C. Eijkman
D. Admiral Takaki

Answer 1

Hint: It is a disease when our body does not have enough vitamin B1 . It is due to a poor diet. It can also occur when a person takes a lot of alcohol. It has a bad effect on heart health and circulatory system. Christiaan Eijkman who was a Dutch physician discovered this disease for the first time. He said that by feeding unpolished rice to chickens we can prevent this disease. This disease is also known as thiamine deficiency.

Complete answer:
Funk :- He discovered the substance that was known as vital amines. Then he combines these two names and gives a common name to substance vitamins. The commonly known vitamins are vitamin B1 ( thiamine) , vitamin C . So this option is not correct.
G.E Foxan:- He worked with another researcher Carl woes and separated the archaebacteria into three domain classification. So this option is also incorrect.
Eijkman:- he was a Dutch physician . When he saw many people walking in hospitals due to thinness of calves, heart attacks he understood the disease and told them that it is beri-beri disease. So this option is correct.
Admiral Takaki:- he improved the theory of Eijkman and told that beri-beri is caused due to nutritional deficiency. Hence this option is not correct.

Our required answer is c that is Eijkman.

Note:
Beri-beri disease is usually a paralytic disease. It is divided into two types wet and dry. Wet beri-beri affects the heart and circulatory system and can cause heart attacks. Dry beri-beri causes damage to nerves and causes paralysis. It decreases the strength of muscles. Due to this disease a person loses sensation in hands and legs. There may be difficulty in walking.