2. HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
•Stunted Growth – The lack of
height for a child’s age as a
result of improper nutrition,
recurrence of illness and
environmental conditions.
13. VISION•Astigmatism – causes
blurred vision. It occurs
when the cornea is
irregularly shaped
or sometimes because the
of curvature of the lens
inside the eye
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15.
16. VISION
•Myopia – refractive error. The
eye does not bend or refract
light properly to a single
focus to see images clearly
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18. SKIN HAIR AND NAIL
•Dandruff – a condition of the scalp
that causes flakes of skin to appear
and often accompanied by itching
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20. SKIN HAIR AND NAIL
•Ingrown toenail – occurs when the
edges or corners of the toenails grow
into the skin next to the nail.
Poor maternal nutrition
Poor sanitation leads to lack of appetite and breakout diseases like diarrhea which consequently leads to the stunted growth in children
Malnutrition – lack of needed proper nutrients which affects the growth of children
Hereditary- a family that shares the same history of delayed growth often continues to produce children who are not sufficiently developed with respect to physical structure
Use of illegal drugs by the mother, alcohol, smoking results in under developed children
Due to genetics
Metabolism
Drug use
Lack of food
Eating disorder
A person weighs more than the healthy range of his/ her age, gender and height
Most of the time people have too much body fat because the body gets more calories from food and beverages than what it burs through physical activity
Extra calories are stored as fat
Earwax blockage
Kids who spend a lot of time in water- too much moisture in the ear can irritate and break down the skin in the ear canal letting the bacteria and fungi penetrate
But you don’t have to swim to get swimmer’s ear. Anything that causes a break in the skin of the ear canal can lead to an infection.
Dry skin, scratching the ear canal, vigorous ear cleaning with cotton swabs or putting foreign things can increase the risk of swimmer’s ear
Far sightedness
Often present at birth
After an eye injury
Not true: you can get it if you read in low light or sit too close to the TV
Near sightedness
Inhereted
Due to oily skin, not shampooing often enough, dry skin, sensitivity to some hair products
The big toe is most likely to get an ingrown toenail
Caused by sweaty feet
Cutting toenails incorrectly
Footwears that places a lot of pressure on the big toes
Wearing socks, stockings and shoes that are too tight
Toenail injury like kicking a ball repeatedly, dropping something heavy on your toes
Improper foot hygiene
Causes neuromuscular conditions such as cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy
Birth defects affecting the development of the bones of the spine
Injuries or infections of the spine
Cause: obesity- some overweight people lean back wards to improve balance
Fractures
Birth defects (small bones that did not develop properly
Cancer and cancer treatments- cancer in the spine can weaken the vertebrae, radiation cancer treatments