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Which disease is caused in children due ...

Which disease is caused in children due to excessive use of nitrate fertilizers

A

Septicemia

B

Jaundice

C

Methaemoglobinaemia

D

Mumps

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The correct Answer is:
C
Nitrites reacting with hemoglobin to produce methemoglobin which destroys blood cells ability to carry oxygen. This is also called as blue baby syndrome
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