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The problem of scurvy was cured by the British navy issuing a lime juice ration to crews during the time of sailing ships. Nowadays, the reason for a healthy diet on board ships is fully understood.
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What are facts about scurvy?
people were made you eat anything with vitamin C in it to prevent it on ships the main thing to prevent scurvy on ships was sauerkraut - pickled cabbages people suffering from scurvy can have their teeth fall out and limbs sometimes had to be chopped off Most people back in the day died from scurvy.
What are two diseases that were easily spread on prison ships?
scurvy
What problems pirates would face?
A common problem pirates and other sailors would face was scurvy. Scurvy results from a deficiency in vitamin C. Pirates often faced this disease because they were aboard ships longer then fresh fruit or vegetables would last.
What type of disease is scurry?
I think it should be scurvy? In which case, scurvy is a lack of vitamin C. It was not uncommon for sailors to suffer from scurvy on long voyages in sailing ships. The crews diet was mainly ships' biscuit, salted pork, or salted beef, and liberal amounts of grog (rum and water half and half).
What is the history of scurvy in sailing?
Scurvy is caused due to a lack of vitamin C. This was a problem for navies and ships which were out of touch with land for many months, and therefore had no access to fresh fruit or vegetables, a major source of vitamin C. The Royal Navy introduces limes to the diet of British sailors as a food supplement.
Why people caught the disease scurvy?
People back then did not "Catch" scurvy because scurvy is not a disease. Scurvy is a form of malnutrition (lack of vitamin C) It was most common on ships at sea where they ate mostly cured and preserved meat. Even potatoes would have kept scurvy from happening. When they found out that they could take lime trees on the ship with them, feeding lime to the sailors in the form of juice kept scurvy from occurring. The practice of eating the juice of limes was started by the British Navy. To this day, British sailors are often called 'limejuicers', or simply, "Limeys".
Why is scurvy caused?
Prolonged deficiency of vitamin c causes scurvy.
What was it like for European immigrants coming to the new world?
They were all packed into cramped ships. Some of them died on board from illness and scurvy.
Why do you have to eat vitamin c each day?
so you don't get scurvy
Which treatments worked to prevent scurvy?
Anything with vitamin C. The English are known as limeys because they brought large amounts of limes on board their ships, these limes had a lot of vitamin C which prevents scurvy. BTW scurvy is a vitamin deficiency, so the best treatment for any vitamin deficiency is to give the person that vitamin.
Did lots of people from the first fleet have scurvy?
Some of the convicts on the First Fleet and some of the seamen developed scurvy. This would only happen when the ships had been out of any port for many weeks, and fresh vegetables and fruit supplies had diminished to nothing.
What vitamin do you need to get rid of scurvy?
60 milligrams a day.
