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Pem is a deficiency disease. It is protein-energy malnutrition. It is caused when the body is short of protein and energy foods such as carbohydrate and fats. When the body is short of these foods there is no source of energy for the body therefore we suffer from diseases such as marasmus and khashiorkor. * Marasmus:- 1.child gets sick and is unable to move. 2. physical frowth of the child is stopped. * Khashiorkor:- 1. Hair becomes red and frizzy. 2. The mental and physical growth of the child is stopped. 3. Stomach becomes swollen with water. 4. The skin gets discoloured. 5. Muscles waste away.

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