Weight by height is normal for a child but he is low height by age. He is:-: (A) Waste, (B) Stunted, (C) Wasted and stunted, (D) None
Answer is B. Low height for age: Stunting / Dwarfism (Chronic PEM) Low weight for height: Wasting / Emaciation (Acute PEM) Low weight for age: Underweight.(Acute on chronic PEM)