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==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
*[[Immune deficiency]] may occur. | *[[Immune deficiency]] may occur. | ||
*[[Vitamin deficiency]] is also a common result of starvation, often resulting in [[anemia]], [[beriberi]], [[pellagra]], and [[scurvy]]. These diseases collectively may cause [[diarrhea]], [[skin rash]]es, [[edema]], and [[heart failure]]. Individuals are often [[irritable]], [[fatigue (physical)|fatigued]], and [[lethargy|lethargic]] as a result. | *[[Vitamin deficiency]] is also a common result of starvation, often resulting in [[anemia]], [[beriberi]], [[pellagra]], and [[scurvy]]. These diseases collectively may cause [[diarrhea]], [[skin rash]]es, [[edema]], and [[heart failure]]. Individuals are often [[irritable]], [[fatigue (physical)|fatigued]], and [[lethargy|lethargic]] as a result. | ||
==Prognosis== | |||
In [[human]]s, prolonged starvation (in excess of 1-2 months) causes permanent [[organ (anatomy)|organ]] damage and, eventually, death. | |||
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Complications
- Immune deficiency may occur.
- Vitamin deficiency is also a common result of starvation, often resulting in anemia, beriberi, pellagra, and scurvy. These diseases collectively may cause diarrhea, skin rashes, edema, and heart failure. Individuals are often irritable, fatigued, and lethargic as a result.
Prognosis
In humans, prolonged starvation (in excess of 1-2 months) causes permanent organ damage and, eventually, death.