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Question
Write the name of a protein deficiency disorder and write symptoms of it.
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Solution
- Kwashiorkor is a protein deficiency disorder.
- This protein deficiency disorder is found generally in children between one to three years of age.
- Children suffering from Kwashiorkor are underweight and show stunted growth, poor brain development, loss of appetite, anaemia, protruding belly, slender legs, bulging eye, oedema of lower legs and face, change in skin and hair colour.
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