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The Greens Have Just Learned That the Boy They Plan

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The Greens have just learned that the boy they plan to adopt is suffering from kwashiorkor.What can you tell them
about this disease? Are there long-term consequences?


Definitions:

Abnormality

A deviation from the norm or average, often referring to behaviors, feelings, or thoughts that are unusual or atypical within a culture or society.

Concordance Rates

The likelihood of two individuals sharing a particular trait or disorder, often used to study the influence of genetics versus environment in twins.

Schizophrenia

A grave mental abnormality characterized by modifications in thought, perception, mood, language, self-recognition, and behavior patterns.

Fraternal Twins

Twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells, resulting in siblings that are genetically similar but not identical.

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