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Scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency.
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Prolonged deficiency of vitamin c causes scurvy.
A disease known as scurvy is caused by a vitamin c 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 is caused by vitamin c deficiency. Consuming vitamin c soon cures scurvy fever.
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.
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The disease known as scurvy would be described scientifically as vitamin C deficiency.
Scurvy is caused by a deficiency of vitamin C in the diet. Vitamin C is necessary for the body to make collagen, which is important for healthy skin, blood vessels, and connective tissues. Symptoms of scurvy include fatigue, weakness, swollen and bleeding gums, and joint pain.