Malik lives in Africa.She is 9 months old and does not weigh enough due to malnutrition.Her tissues are wasting away.Malik suffers from:

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Malik's symptoms of severe wasting and malnutrition indicate that she is suffering from marasmus, which is a severe form of protein-energy malnutrition. Rickets is caused by a deficiency in vitamin D, hypoglycemia is low blood sugar, and kwashiorkor is a form of malnutrition characterized by edema (swelling) and fatty liver. None of these conditions match Malik's symptoms as well as marasmus does.

Malik Lives in Africa