You do not get it at any age. It is caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the person's diet.
In adults it is usually 3 months to a year, and in infants 3 to 6 months.
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A person with scurvy look like they have their teeth falling out also spongy gums,bleeding from mucous membranes and black,blue and red spots
A person with scurvy look like they have their teeth falling out also spongy gums,bleeding from mucous membranes and black,blue and red spots
Scurvy is fought with fresh juicy fruit. British seamen of long ago got the nickname of " Limies" because they headed for lime trees as soon as they reached land in the Tropics, to combat long weeks of lack of vitamins.
Scurvy. Vitamin C is in fruit, and a lack of fruity-foods will lead to Scurvy.
A scurvy dog.
Malnutrition, scurvy
Scurvy is a disease caused by the lack of a specific vitamin in a person's diet. That vitamin is Vitamin "C". Citrus fruits are rich in vitamin "C" and British sailors were required to eat limes to prevent the disease occurring during long voyages.
scurvy
Scurvy is caused by a complete lack of vitamin C in the diet. It is not seen very often now but sailors who where on very long trips and had no way to preserve food would show signs of scurvy.
Scurvy is caused by Vitamin C deficiency (which is why so many sailors used to get it: there was no fresh fruit on a long voyage).
No none of the sailors on the Mary Rose had scurvy. Mary Rose sank on her maiden voyage and her crew were not at sea long enough to get it.
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