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English: A seated, listless child, who was among many kwashiorkor cases found in Nigerian relief camps during the Nigerian–Biafran War.

Asturianu: Semeya de caberos de los 60, d'un guahe sofriendo kwashiorkor, alcontráu nún campu de refuxaos nixerianos durante la guerra ente Nixeria y Biafra.

Čeština: Africké dítě trpící syndromem Kwashiorkor jako důsledek nevhodného složení stravy. Většina takto postižených dětí jsou oběti vojenského konfliktu v nigérijské Biafře.

Dansk: Et barn med kwashiorkor i en nødhjælpslejr i Nigeria under Biafrakrigen.

Deutsch: Sitzendes Kind mit den typischen Symptomen der Krankheit Kwashiorkor. Das Foto entstand in einem nigerianischen Flüchtlingslager während des Biafra-Krieges, wo viele Kinder in Folge von Unterernährung an Kwashiorkor litten.

English: A seated, listless child, who was among many kwashiorkor cases found in Nigerian relief camps during the Nigerian–Biafran War.

Español: Niño sufriendo kwashiorkor, encontrado en un campo de refugiados nigerianos durante la guerra entre Nigeria y Biafra, hacia finales de la década de los 60.

Français: Jeune fille atteinte de kwashiorkor dans un camp de réfugiés nigériens au cours de la guerre du Biafra.

Íslenska: Barn með prótínkröm í hjálparbúðum í Nígeríu á tímum Nígerísku borgarastyrjaldarinnar 1967-1970.

Italiano: Una bambina affetta da kwashiorkor in un campo per rifugiati durante la guerra civile nigeriana (1967–1970).

Magyar: Közömbös hallgatásba süppedt, fehérjehiányban szenvedő Kwashiorkor-kóros kisfiú egy nigériai menekülttáborban, a biafrai háború (1967–1970) idején

Nederlands: Een zittend meisje met kenmerken van de ondervoedingsziekte kwashiorkor in een vluchtelingenkamp tijdens de Biafra-oorlog (1967-1970)

Polski: Dziecko chore na kwashiorkor, przebywające w obozie dla uchodźców. Jedna z wielu ofiar wojny domowej w Nigerii z secesjonistyczną Biafrą w latach 1967–1970.

Português: Uma criança refugiada apática, que estava desnutrida, sofrendo de kwashiorkor, encontrada nos campos de refugiados nigeriano durante a guerra civil nigeriana (1967–1970).

Svenska: Ett undernärt barn i ett flyktingläger i Nigeria under Biafrakriget 1967-70.

Беларуская: Дзіцёнак, хворы на квашыякору. Лагеры нігерыйскіх бежанцаў у час Б'яфранскай вайны.

Русский: Ребёнок, заболевший Квашиоркором, в лагере беженцев во время гражданской войны в Нигерии.

Українська: Дитина, хвора на квашіоркор, у таборі для біженців під час громадянської війни у Нігерії (1967—1970)

한국어: 생기없이 앉은 아이. 비아프란 전쟁 당시 나이지리아 구호 캠프에서 많이 찾아볼 수 있었던 단백 결핍성 소아 영양 실조증에 걸린 경우다.

日本語: 栄養失調の一種であるkwashiorkorの症状を抱える元気のない子供　ビアフラ戦争中のナイジェリアの救援キャンプにて

中文: 一个尼日利亚内战中罹患夸休可尔症的孩子

中文（繁體）‎: 一個在奈及利亞內戰中罹患誇休可爾症的孩子

DescriptionStarved girl.jpg	English: This late 1960s photograph shows a seated, listless child, who was among many kwashiorkor cases found in Nigerian relief camps during the Nigerian–Biafran war. Kwashiorkor is a disease brought on due to a severe dietary protein deficiency, and this child, whose diet fit such a deficiency profile, presented with symptoms including edema of legs and feet, light-colored, thinning hair, anemia, a pot-belly, and shiny skin. A large number of relief camps were established for nutrition assessment and feeding operations for the local villagers around the war zone. Français : Photo de la fin des années 1960 montrant une jeune fille atteinte de kwashiorkor, l'un des nombreux enfants atteints de ce mal lié à la malnutrition présents dans les camps de réfugiés nigériens au cours de la guerre du Biafra. Cette maladie se manifeste ici par un œdème de l’abdomen (grand ventre protubérant) et des extrémités, une atteinte des cheveux et de la peau, et une anémie. Español: Tomada a finales la década de 1960, esta fotografía muestra a una niña lánguida sentada; uno de muchos casos de personas afectadas por el kwashiorkor encontradas en campamentos de socorro nigerianos durante la guerra entre Nigeria y Biafra. Українська: Дитина, хвора на квашіоркор, у таборі для біженців під час громадянської війни у Нігерії (1967—1970) Italiano: Uno dei tanti bambini affetti da kwashiorkor presenti nei campi di accoglienza durante la guerra del Biafra
Date	late 1960s
Source	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Public Health Image Library (PHIL); ID: 6901 http://phil.cdc.gov/
Author	Dr. Lyle Conrad
Permission (Reusing this file)	This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we [the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image.

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current	20:07, 10 March 2013	1,177 × 1,788 (639 KB)	Hohum	Levels
	10:25, 4 September 2006	1,177 × 1,788 (669 KB)	Conscious	version from en:
	12:49, 17 November 2005	700 × 1,063 (71 KB)	Ske	starved girl during the Nigerian-Biafran war ( late 1960s). {{PD-USGov}} source http://phil.cdc.gov/ uimage ID: 6901