a tropical disease of infants caused by protein deficiency
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kwashiorkora tropical disease of infants caused by protein deficiency
kwashiorkorsKWASHIORKOR, a tropical disease of infants caused by protein deficiency
PELLAGRADisease caused by niacin and protein deficiency
kwashiorkorA form of malnutrition caused by protein deficiency in the diet, typically affecting young children in the tropics
BERIBERIDisease caused by a deficiency of thiamine
scurvyA disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which particularly affected poorly nourished sailors until the end of the 18th century
ricketsa deficiency disease that affects the young during the period of skeletal growth, is characterized especially by soft and deformed bones, and is caused by failure to assimilate and use calcium and phosphorus normally due to inadequate sunlight or vitamin D