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Question

Which one of the following is a protein deficiency disease ?

Options

A.Eczema
B.Cirrhosis
C.Kwashiorkor
D.Night blindness

Solution

Kwashiorkor is a protein deficiency disease (no calorie deficiency but structural). Its common symptoms are wasting of muscles. thinning of limbs, failure of growth and brain development and diarrhoea.

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