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Vitamin A
Introduction:
Vitamin A is an essential vitamin which has two basic forms: retinoids (found in animal foods) and carotenoids (found in plant foods). The body is able to convert beta carotene to vitamin A. Vitamin A is required for vision, improving immune function, and skin health. It has also been shown to improve mortality among children suffering from measles. A deficiency in vitamin A can lead to blindness and increased rates of viral infection, however deficiency is only considered a problem in developing countries where it is a leading cause of blindness in children.
Vitamin A and mortality in children with measles:
The supplementation of Vitamin A in children with measles was documented to have an association with lower mortality rate in both malnourished and overall healthy children diagnosed with the disease. Vitamin A may reduce in morbidity and mortality by about 50% may also prevent eye damage and blindness. The World Health Organization recommends that all children diagnosed with measles throughout the world receive vitamin A supplementation regardless of which country they live.
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