What caused the Iran hostage crisis? A: The Iran hostage crisis occurred when Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, a domineering Iranian ruler who was recently expelled from his country, was granted access into the United States by President Jimmy Carter to receive cancer treatment.
There are five main categories of mineral deficiency: calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and zinc. Calcium is needed for strong bones and teeth. It also supports proper function of your blood vessels, muscles, nerves, and hormones.
In conclusion, this study demonstrated that physiologically significant subclinical zinc deficiency was common in this population, that low plasma zinc predicted negative TB skin-test results, and that topical zinc supplementation augmented local antimycobacterial immune responses sufficiently to reverse this anergy of micronutrient deficiency.