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You do not get it at any age. It is caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the person's diet.
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What a person with scurvy looked like?
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
What does a person with scurvy look like?
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
When having scurvy how do you handle scurvy?
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.
What happens to a person who does not have sufficient vitamin A and vitamin C?
Scurvy. Vitamin C is in fruit, and a lack of fruity-foods will lead to Scurvy.
What is the word you use to call a person who cannot trust?
A scurvy dog.
How do people die on long sea voyages?
Malnutrition, scurvy
What was the protection against 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.
Which disease did sailors get if they didn't have enough fresh fruit and vegetables?
scurvy
How can unbalanced diets cause 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 an inadequate production of what?
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).
Did the Mary Rose sailors have Scurvy?
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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