Question

What is marasmus?? Why it occurs and in which stage?

Answer 1

Answer:

undernourishment causing a child's wait to be significantly low for their age. marasmus is occur in children who have weakening condition .it occurs in everyone who have severe malnutrition , but it usually occurs in children.

Answer 2

Marasmus can be defined as disease which affects the children due to the deficiency in proteins, carbohydrates and fats. It occurs generally to the kids of 1 year old or below 1 year old. Marasmus is caused due to the sudden stop of feeding mammary gland's secretion or milk in an immature age.

The symptoms of marasmus includes:

• Less body wait.
• Weakness resulting in the weakening of muscle, skin and bones.
• Sildely the skin gets folded.
• The organs gets thinner.
• Stop mental and physical growth.
• The region of the ribs appears to be prominent.