NATURE OF SELECTED NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

(i) Sickle Cell

Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic disorder of the blood leading to frequent and severe infection damage to major organs and episodes of unpredictable pains in the back, chest, abdomen and extremities. Sickle cell anaemia is caused by defective genes that produce an abnormal form of haemoglobin.

(ii) Boils

A painful pus-filled abscess on the skin caused by bacterial infection of a hair follicle

(iii) Marasmus

This is a disease resulting from protein energy malnutrition (PEM). Marasmus occurs when a child is weaned earlier than normal and receives foods low in nutrients. A child with marasmus is very underweight, with no body fit and wasted muscles.

(iv) Kwashiorkor

This occurs when a child is weaned later than normal and receives starchy foods low in protein. Kwashiorkor is a disease resulting from a deficiency of dietary protein relative to calorie intake. Kwashiorkor is characterized by swollen and discoloured skin on the arms and legs, thin and pale hair that is easily and painlessly pulled out, diarrhoea, and loss of appetite.

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