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A person visited a pediatrician with his oneyear old child complaining about the child’s weight loss and diarrhoea. The doctor examines the child and finds that his limbs have become thin, the skin has become dry as well as thin and wrinkled but there is no oedema on the body. From this information answer the following questions: i. Which disease child is suffering from? ii. What is the probable reason for the disease?iii. What would be the remedies and diet suggested by the doctor? |
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Answer» 1. The child is suffering from Marasmus. 2. The probable reason for the disease is Prolonged Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM). This may cause if mother’s milk is replaced too early with foods having low protein content and calorific value. 3. Diet with adequate proteins and proper calorific value should be given to the infants. |
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