Kwashiorkor, Protein Malnutrition
Nigerian civil war refugee showed manifestations of kwashiorkor, which is due to a dietary protein deficiency. Note her swollen feet, and the thin and shiny skin on her knees. The CDC helped to treat the 500,000 cases of malnutrition by setting up food distribution centers and clinics in refugee relief camps surrounding the Nigerian war zone. Protein enriched foods, such as dried codfish and powdered milk, were made available to the children suffering with the protein-calorie malnutrition disease called kwashiorkor, as was the case with the refugee pictured here.
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