Biology - Digestion and Absorption Question with Solution | TestHub
A six months old child shows impairment in physical growth, retardation in mental development, prominent ribs and thin limbs. He is probably suffering from -----------------------------.
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Marasmus is a form of severe protein-energy malnutrition that typically affects infants under one year of age. It is characterized by severe impairment in physical growth, retardation in mental development, extreme emaciation leading to prominent ribs, and very thin limbs due to the loss of subcutaneous fat and muscle wasting.
Kwashiorkor usually affects children older than one year and is characterized by edema (swelling) due to protein deficiency, which is not mentioned in the given symptoms.
Therefore, the six-month-old child with the described symptoms is suffering from Marasmus.
Answer: Marasmus
