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The vitamin deficiency disease scurvy is also known as sailor's disease why?
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∙ 15y ago
Because back in the days of long sea voyages the food the could carry aboard didn't have enough vitamins in it (particularly vitamin C) so the sailors tended to get scurvy.
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What disease did vitamin d cure for ancient sailors?
Scurvy? No, more like hunger, and vitamin D deficiency (from lack of exposure to the sun?). Ancient sailors struggled to get sufficient vitamin C, which is what led to scurvy.
Which disease did sailors get if they didn't eat enough vegetables?
It was scurvy - a disease causing weakness, anaemia, gingivitis (gum disease - teeth falling out), and skin haemorrhages caused by a prolonged deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the sailors' diet.
What disease may be caused by a vitamin c deficiency?
A disease known as scurvy is caused by a vitamin c deficiency
What kind of vitamin is a Scurvy?
Scurvy is NOT a kind of vitamin. Scurvy is a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
What disease is associated with vitamin c deficiency?
scurvy
Did sailors eat a fruit to cure scurvy what was the vitamin deficiency?
Yes they did. They added limes to their diet. Because of this, sailors are called "Limeys". This was because of the defieciency of the vitamin C in their diet. See the related link for more information.
What disease did sailors often get in Tudor times and why?
sailers in the 1400s suffered from scurvy because of the lack of vitman C.x
What is the disease caused by severe lack of vitamin c?
Scurvy.....Scurvy cannot be spread, it is a deficiency disease. Scurvy is caused by a severe lack of vitamin C.
Which deficiency disease is caused by lack of vitamin c?
Scurvy
Where does scurvey originate?
Scurvy is the deficiency disease of vitamin C.
Which substance is required to prevent the deficiency disease scurvy?
Vitamin C
Can you write a sentence using the word deficiency?
Scurvy is a disease caused by a vitamin C deficiency .
