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7.0 CHECK FOR MALNUTRITION Check all sick children for signs suggesting malnutrition. A mother may bring her child to clinic because the child has an acute illness. The child may not have specific complaints that point to malnutrition. A
sick child can be malnourished, but the doctor or the child's family may not notice the problem. A child with malnutrition has a higher risk of many types of disease and death. Even children with mild and moderate malnutrition have an increased risk of death. Identifying children with malnutrition and treating them can help prevent many severe diseases and death. Some malnutrition cases can be treated at home. Severe cases need referral to hospital for special feeding or specific treatment of a disease contributing to malnutrition (such as tuberculosis.
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