ALB and marasmus: Table 2 also shows the Wellcome classification of the subjects and controls who are less than sixty months. Significantly increased prevalence of underweight and marasmus were seen in the subjects as compared to the controls. There was no form of kwashiorkor observed in either the subjects or the controls. The mean (+SD) of serum albumin between infected and control were also significantly different (3. 2g/l+0. 7g/l and 4. 0g/l+0. 5g/l respectively; p=0. 001) (Table 1).