Pellagra was characterized by the âfour Dsâ â dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, and death. It is a perfect example of a point made in earlier posts in this blog that most tissues need most nutrients, and that a deficiency of virtually any nutrient impairs virtually every function of the body.n this case Goldberger quickly recognized that, in addition to its prevalence in the rural south, pellagra was common also among the inmates of northern institutions â orphanages and mental asylums particularly. But he noted a peculiar feature of those disease pockets â the institutional staffs did not develop it.
Houston Zoo. The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre (22 ha) zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The Zoo houses over 6,000 animals as a part of over 900 species that the zoo has to offer, and receives 2.55 million visitors each year and is the second most visited zoo in the United States.
Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,732. Its county seat is Crockett. The county is named for Sam Houston, a president of the Republic of Texas and Governor of Texas. Houston County was one of forty-six prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas, until voters in a November 2007 special election legalized the sale of alcohol in the county.