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The disease caused due to malnutrition in children between the age of the 0-1 is

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kwashiorkor

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marasmus

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rickets

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jaundice

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Solution

The correct option is B
marasmus

Marasmus is one of the 3 forms of serious protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). The other 2 forms are kwashiorkor and marasmic kwashiorkor. It affects the children up to 2 years of age.

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