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Who threaten sailors at sea?
When? Pirates, U-Boats, Submarines, Moby Dick, Scurvey
What was the disease that was caused by lack of viamin c?
Scurvey
What are the causes of scurvey?
the source of scurvey is not having enough vitamin c in the diet , pirates got scurvey all the time as they usually only ate biscuits but one captain hered that lemons and limes have lots of vitamin c in so gave it to his crew solving the problem of scurvey
What type of disease ids scurvey?
what type of disease is scurvey
Why were sailors in the past susceptible to scurvey?
Lack of fresh food, ie vegetables and fruit, which contained Vitamin C and would have prevented scurvy.
Do micro-organisms need nutriants?
yes, they need nutriants and they eat lizards
What are the symptoms of scurvey?
No
What nutriants are in pasta?
starch
How did they cure scurvey?
Eating oranges and lemons would cure scurvy as it's caused by a lack of victim C. Pirates and sailors suffered because fruit and vegetables did not last long at sea. They lived for long periods on salted meats and dried grains without the essential foods that contained victim C to stop them getting sick.
What diseases can an orange prevent?
Scurvey
Why did vacso da gama die?
scurvey
Bering died of scurvey on what island?
Bering Island
