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What name is calorie-deficiency disease known as?
marasmus
What kind of disease is marasmus?
Marasmus is a form of severe protein-energy malnutrition characterized by energy deficiency. Other PEMs include kwashiorkor and cachexia. A child with marasmus looks emaciated and body weight may be reduced to less than 80% of the normal weight for that height. Marasmus occurrence increases prior to age 1 whereas kwashiorkor occurrence increases after 18 months. Marasmus is caused by a severe deficiency of nearly all nutrients, especially protein and calories http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marasmus
What are 2 conditions associated with deficiencies in protein?
Marasmus and Kwashiorkor
Marasmus disease is caused due to the deficiency of?
Marasmus is caused by severe malnutrition, particularly a lack of adequate calories and protein in the diet over a prolonged period. This deficiency leads to extreme weight loss, muscle wasting, and overall stunted growth and development in affected individuals. Prompt intervention with proper nutrition is crucial to treat and prevent marasmus.
What is kwashiorkar and marasmus?
Kwashiorkor and marasmus are both forms of severe malnutrition. Kwashiorkor is characterized by protein deficiency, where the individual has a swollen belly due to fluid accumulation, skin lesions, and hair discoloration. Marasmus, on the other hand, is a more severe form of malnutrition where there is an overall wasting of the body, including muscle and fat loss.
Are there any different characteristics regarding Marasmus and Kwashiorkor?
Marasmus is a condition involving both severe protein deficiency and markedly inadequate intake of calories. Kwashiorkor is a condition involving severe protein deficiency, but in the context of sufficient or only mildly deficient intake of carbohydrates and calories, overall.
What is the difference between malnutrition maramus and kwashiorkor?
kwashiorkor is a syndrome due to severe protien deficiency whereas maramus (marasmus) is a syndrome due to a deficiency in both protien and calories.
Why does vitamin B6 deficiency occur?
Vitamin B6 deficiency occurs rarely. When it does, it is usually associated with poor absorption of nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract
Names of deficiency diseases?
There are quite a few deficiency diseases. Scurvy is caused by a vitamin C deficiency, Rickets is caused by a vitamin D deficiency, and Paresthesia is the from the lack of vitamin B5.
What is protein's deficiency disease?
Protein deficiency is very dangerous and can lead to death.
What is Athrepsia?
Athrepsia is extreme debility in children caused by malnutrition. Children are undernourished due to a deficiency in protein and calories. This condition is also called marasmus.
What is protein deficiency?
Marasmus is generally the result of lack of carbohydrates and proteins; and Kwashiorkor is only protein deficiency. Marasmus is severe malnutrition characterized by carbohydrates and protein deficiency. Kwashiorkor is a protein deficiency .
