In a message dated 3/11/2006 9:04:16 PM Mountain Standard Time, tossick@swbell.net writes: However, the cause of death for some was listed as "marasmus," or the wasting of an infant for no discernible cause. As an interpretive exhibit declares, today the diagnosis would likely be "failure to thrive for lack of love." I wonder is this is what today's doctors call "failure to thrive.??" Most of the cases seen today make doctors suspicious of some kind of neglect . Karen