Word: hemeralopia
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...Nutritional diseases are widespread. "The lack of protein," says Dr. Lim, "is particularly important. . . . Healing of wounds is slow and infections of all kinds are frequent in the undernourished soldier. The lack of fat ... is responsible for the frequency of hemeralopia [blindness under bright lights]." Beriberi, a disease caused by vitamin B deficiency, is common in Southern China, where the main food is polished rice...
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