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Lethargy, growth retardation, anemia, edema, potbelly, skin depigmentation, and hair loss or change in hair color.
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Swelling of toddlers face and abdomen and think colorless hair are symptoms of what?
Kwashiorkor disease is caused by chronic malnutrition. Symptoms include swelling of the face, legs, and abdomen with water, brittle colorless hair, and lack of energy. The name Kwashiorkor means "a disease of the older child when a new baby arrives"
What are ten deficiency diseases and their symptoms?
Pellagra Scurvy Rickets Kwashiorkor Marasmus Beriberi Goiter Tetany Osteoporosis Keshawn diseases Are the ten diseases, but symptoms search in the google.
What are the sources of kwashiorkor?
Kwashiorkor (Protein malnutrition) is not a disease that it transmitted. Kwashiorkor is caused by a lack of protein in the diet.
What is protein's deficiency disease?
Protein deficiency is very dangerous and can lead to death.
How could you fight kwashiorkor?
Increase the population's protein intake to prevent kwashiorkor.
Where in the world is Kwashiorkor most common?
Kwashiorkor is most commonly found in Africa.
Is kwashiorkor infectious?
No, Kwashiorkor is not infectious. It is a disease that results from malnutrition in less developed countries.
What is a disease resulting from a serious protein deficiency?
A disease resulting from a serious protein deficiency is kwashiorkor. Its symptoms include diarrhea, fatigue, irritability and limited cognitive development.
What is kwashiorkor's syndrome?
A syndrome or combinatoin of symptoms derriving frmo an insufficiency of high-level protein in the diet. Mostly, this hits kids in areas where there are chronic food shortages.
Kwashiorkor causes muscles to waste away and bellies to protrude What causes kwashiorkor?
Starvation (lack of protein)
How does ascaris cause kwashiorkor?
Kwashiorkor is a protein deficiency disease. Ascarids (a type of parasitic worm) feeds off protein, denying it to the person, who then gets Kwashiorkor. I should say that it is unlikely that ascarids would, on their own, cause Kwashiorkor. It would be in the context of other contributary factors as well.
Whichtype of lab test suggest for kwashiorkor?
which type of lab test suggest for kwashiorkor Or what are the lab test for kwashiokor disease?
