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MARASMUS AND KWASHIORKOR:
MARASMUS AND KWASHIORKOR ARE
VERY COMMON AMONG CHILDREN IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THESEDISEASES ARE MAINLY A RESULT OF
DEFICIENCY OF PROTEINS AND
CARBOHYDRATES IN VARIOUSQUANTITIES.
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MARASMUS:MARASMUS IS A DISEASE OF CHILDREN CAUSED BY STARVATION. THE CHILD IS
FED ON A DIET WITHOUT GROWTH AND ENERGY FOODS. THIS IS COMMON IN
CHILDREN WHO HAVE NO BREAST MILK (DEATH OF MOTHER OR ABANDONED).
MARASMUS OCCURS MOSTLY IN CHILDREN BECAUSE TOO LITTLE FOOD IS
OFFERED TO THEM OR THEY CANNOT ABSORB THE FOOD THEY EAT. OTHER
CAUSES OF MARASMUS ARE INFECTIVE DIARRHOEA IN CHILDREN OR A LONG
ILLNESS SUCH AS TUBERCULOSIS.
MARASMIC CHILDREN LOOK THIN, WITHERED AND VERY SMALL FOR THEIR AGE
HAVING A FACE OF AN OLDER PERSON.
MARASMUS CAN BE PREVENTED BY TEACHING PARENTS TO BREAST FEED
THEIR CHILDREN AND MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE FOODS AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THEY SHOULD GROW PROTEIN FOODS AND VISIT THE YOUNG CHILD CLINICS
FOR ADVICE.
SIGNS OF MARASMUS
· CHILD HAS THE FACE OF AN OLD MAN.· THE CHILD IS ALWAYS HUNGRY.
· THE CHILD IS UNDERWEIGHT AND VERY THIN.
· OFTEN THE CHILD HAS A POT BELLY.
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KWASHIORKOR:
KWASHIORKOR IS A DISEASE OF CHILDREN CAUSED BY ABSENCE OF PROTEINS IN
THE CHILD'S DIET. IT CAN BE CAUSED BY INFECTIONS OR ABSENCE OF MOTHER.
KWASHIORKOR USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE CHILD IS SUDDENLY TAKEN OFF
BREAST MILK. THE CHILD BECOMES UNHAPPY AND LOSES APPETITE.
SIGNS OF KWASHIORKOR:
· FAILURE OF GROWTH, THE WEIGHT AND HEIGHT OF THE CHILD ARE TOO LOW
FOR THE AGE. (REFER TO CHILD HEALTH CARD). · MANY PARTS OF THE BODY ARE
SWOLLEN BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE FLUID ACCUMULATION IN TISSUES.
· THE HAIR CHANGES ITS COLOUR, BECOMING BROWN TO ALMOST WHITE. IT
LOSES ITS CURL AND IS THIN AND SPARSE.
· THE SKIN TURNS PALER THAN NORMAL.
· MISERY: THE CHILD SHOWS NO INTEREST IN ANYTHING AND LOOKS UNHAPPY,
AND HAS NO ENERGY EVEN TO CRY.
· USUALLY HE HAS DIARRHOEA.
KWASHIORKOR CAN BE PREVENTED BY FEEDING CHILDREN ON ENOUGH
PROTEIN ESPECIALLY MILK AND WEANING THEM ON A BALANCED DIET - MOREPROTEIN THAN CARBOHYDRATES IS GIVEN, I.E. MORE FISH, EGGS, SOYA, BEANS,
GROUND NUTS ETC.
