Q: Which disease afflicts children who don't get enough calcium during their bone formation stage?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

A: Children who don’t get enough calcium while their bones are forming may develop a deficiency disease called rickets, in which their bones are softer than normal and become bent and stunted. Adults who don’t get enough calcium may develop a condition called osteoporosis, in which the bones lose calcium and become weak and brittle. People with osteoporosis are at high risk of bone fractures.

 Choices:

- sids

- rabies

- cancer

- rickets


A:
rickets