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Definition for Vitamin C: Vitamin C is known to contain absorbic acid, commonly found in oranges!!! Vitamin C was also used to help heal wounds. It was a very nessasary thing.
Some people are born with a vitamin deficiency, and if you are lacking in Vitamin C, it can be a serious medical health problem. People that do not get enough vitamin C ended up with scurvy and many died from it, unless you receive vitamin C.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoIf you become deficient in Vitamin C, you get Scurvy. That's why sailors (including pirates) used to bring lemons with on long trips so they could avoid Scurvy.
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∙ 11y agoYou will develop skin rashes, fatigue, and weakness. The disease is know as scurvy.
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∙ 11y agoyou will not recieve the nutrients and things you need to sustain a healthy, happy life
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∙ 12y agoI think lack of vitamin C can cause unhealthy nails to grow and unhealthy hair
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∙ 12y agoScurvy - which is a disease that many 'pirates' got overseas because there was a lack of fresh fruit (which contained vitamin C). It caused their teeth to go mouldy and their gums to rot.
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∙ 13y agoyou can get scurvy
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∙ 14y agoScurvy
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∙ 14y agoScurvy
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What food deficiency causes scurvy?
Scurvy is caused by lack of vitamin C. I`m telling you EAT YOUR VITAMIN C.
What happens when you get scuvy?
Scurvy is a vitamin deficiency illness. Specifically deficiency of vitamin C. Symptoms include lethargy and lack of strength, various aches, loss of teeth and in extreme cases death.
Is scurvy an infectious diseases or non infectious diseases?
It is known as a NON-INFECTIOUS disease. as it is caused by the lack of Vitamin C in the body.
What type of deficiency is caused by inadequate absorption of a nutrient?
'Scurvy' is a disease caused by the lack of vitamin C ,
What type of microorganism is vitamin c?
Vitamin C is not a microorganism.
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 a disease that happens if you don't get enough vitamin C?
Scurvy is a condition characterized by a lack of vitamin C.
A disease caused by lack of vitamin C?
Lack of vitamin C is Scurvy.
Scurvy is the lack of what kind of vitamin?
Vitamin C
Does a lack of vitamin C cause night blindness?
No, a lack of vitamin C does not cause night blindness, but it can cause scurvy. A lack of vitamin A causes night blindness.
How do people get scurvy?
People usually get scurvy from lack of vitamin C, which normally comes from citrus fruits. Its a terrible disease to get.to prevent simply eatOrangesLemonsBlackcurrantsGuavaKiwifruitPapayaTomatoesStrawberriesCarrotsBell peppersBroccoliPotatoesCabbageSpinachPaprikaLiver
Which vitamin do elderly people mostly lack?
Vitamin C and calcium.
What happens if you are lack of vitamins?
Vitamin deficiency
What is the name for lack of vitamin c?
scrvy
Lack of vitamin C will give you scurvy what will lack of vitamin A give you?
Night Blindness. Vitamin A is important in helping your eyes adjust to the dark.
Does vitamin c cause scurvy?
Scurvy is a condition caused by lack of Vitamin C; it is not a disease.
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.
