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Excess fluoride in drinking water causes:

  1. A
    Lung disease
  2. B
    Intestinal infection
  3. C
    Fluorosis
  4. D
    Rickets

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Consumption of drinking water contaminated with excessive concentrations of fluoride over a prolonged duration leads to a chronic toxicological condition known as Fluorosis. This disease primarily manifests as dental fluorosis (mottling and discoloration of teeth) and skeletal fluorosis (severe bone deformation and joint pain).

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Excess fluoride in drinking water causes:
A
Lung disease
B
Intestinal infection
C
Fluorosis
D
Rickets

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