Blue Baby syndrome is caused due to the excess of

Q. Blue Baby syndrome is caused due to the excess of

1. nitrate
2. carbon dioxide
3. iron
4. carbon monoxide

Answer: Nitrate

Blue Baby Syndrome

Blue baby syndrome refers to at least two situations that lead to cyanosis in infants: congenital cyanotic heart diseases, and nitrate contaminants from drinking water leading to methemoglobinemia.
The most common cause of blue baby syndrome is water contaminated with nitrates.

What is the most common cause of a blue baby?

Blue Baby Syndrome can also be caused by nitrates in drinking water leading to methemoglobinemia. Nitrates from polluted drinking water form compounds in the body that change hemoglobin to methemoglobin, decreasing the ability of blood to carry oxygen. In infants, the condition can be fatal.

Blue Baby syndrome (methemoglobinemia) is caused by the contamination of water with nitrate.