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Symptoms :
i) Normal growth of weight is hampered. Body weight reduces after Oedema.
ii) Oedema of hand, leg and face
iii) Fissuring and ulceration of skin
iv) Loss of hair, fade hair and weak root of hair.
v) Face swells and looks like the moon. It is called ‘moonfaced’
vi) Child becomes indifferent, and loses interest in everything
vii) Loss of appetite.
2. Marasmus or skinny diseases: This disease is found in a baby of two years from
its birth. Again it may attack a man at any age. The lack of protein and calorie in
food causes Marasmus or skinny diseases.
Causes:
a) Insufficiency food : Its main cause is insufficiency of food. If a baby does not get
enough breast milk and he is not given complementary food, he lacks in both
protein and calorie.
b) Contagious diseases: If a baby affected by contagious diseases or diarrhea, don’t
get necessary foods, he will be a victim of Marasmus.
Marasmus baby
Symptoms:
i) Baby’s weight decreases 60% in
comparison to its age.
ii) Hand, leg and face looks lean and
thin and the skin become shrunken.
So he looks like an old man.
iii) Become restless and hopeless
iv)The belly looks like bawl. This
condition is called ‘pot belly’.
v) Loss of appetite