Scurvy is caused by lack of vitamin C. I`m telling you EAT YOUR VITAMIN C.
A long period of vitamin C deficiency can cause scurvy.
A deficiency of dietary vitamin C is what results in scurvy.
Scurvy is caused by a lack of Vitamin C. This can be found in citrus fruits.
Rickets is caused by a Vitamin D deficiency, caused by not spending enough time in the Sun.
Beriberi is caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency Goitre can be caused by iodine deficiency - although there are other potential causes. Scurvy is caused by vitamin C deficiency Night blindness (Nyctalopia) can have many different causes - but one cause is vitamin A deficiency.
Rickets in children and osteomalacia are examples of deficiency diseases due to vitamin deficiency. Scurvy is an example of vitamin C deficiency. Beriberi is an example of vitamin B one deficiency. (Both, wet beriberi and dry beriberi.) Pellagra is an example of Niacin deficiency. Anemia is caused by deficiency of vitamin B 12 and Folic acid. Burning feet syndrome is caused by the deficiency of Pantothenic acid. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of vitamin A. Kwashiorkor and marasmus are caused by deficiency of proteins and food, respectively. Poverty is caused by deficiency of kindness. Inequality is caused by deficiency of compassion.
'Scurvy' is a disease caused by the lack of vitamin C ,
Vit D is found in eggs and sunlight. A deficiency results in rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. A deficiency prevents you from synthesising sufficient hydroxy appatite, the mineral component which hardens the collagen aspect of bones, making them weak and bendy.
The most common are:Beriberi, the deficiency of Vitamin B1 (thiamin);Pellagra, the deficiency of Vitamin B3 (niacin);Pernicious anemia, the deficiency of Vitamin B12 (folate);Scurvy, caused by the deficiency of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid);Rickets, the deficency of Vitamin D (calciferol)
Prolonged deficiency of vitamin c causes scurvy.
A disease known as scurvy is caused by a vitamin c deficiency
Scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency.
Scurvy is not caused by any mineral. It is caused by a vitamin C deficiency.
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Deficiency diseases are diseases that are caused by a lack of an essential nutrient. For example if you did not have enough vitamins in your diet, you would get deficiency diseases such as scurvy.
Beriberi is caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency Goitre can be caused by iodine deficiency - although there are other potential causes. Scurvy is caused by vitamin C deficiency Night blindness (Nyctalopia) can have many different causes - but one cause is vitamin A deficiency.
Deficiency of vitamic C leads to Scurvy.
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Scurvy is NOT a kind of vitamin. Scurvy is a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
Scurvy - Vitamin C deficiency. Most common in sailors in the 18th century.
Scurvy is caused by a complete deficiency of Vitamin C, which can easy be obtained by eating fruit. If you are completely cut off from Vitamin C, expect to find your skin blotchy and your gums bleeding. Sailors didn't have fruit on their boats because the fruit eventually went bad; since they sailed for very long periods of time, bringing fruit along was impossible. Scurvy is not common at all anymore, thankfully.