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Scurvy is a severe lack of vitamin C. It causes spots on the skin, spongy gums, bleeding from mucous membranes, and their teeth fall out.
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How do you treat scurvy in Tudor times?
Scurvy was often treated with the ingestion of fresh limes which were given to those people on transatlantic crossings. This is why people from USA brand people from the UK as "Limey's"
Did anyone on the Endeavour get killed because of scurvy?
No one on the Endeavour died of scurvy due to Cook giving people with scurvy, concentrated orange and lemon juice
How do you treat scurvy?
Scurvy is a really serious disease that doesn't really effect a lot of people. However if you ever get scurvy there are few ways for it to be treated; you need to have vitamin C provided to you, either orally or via an injection. Orange juice is also an effective remedy, but also specific vitamin supplements are also effective.
Did John Cabot have scurvy on his journey?
yes actually john cabot and some of his crew caught scurvy
What were difficulties that John Cabot had on his trip's?
His people got sick,scurvy, and sickness,homesick, lack of food, and many people also probably died...
Did any famous people die from scurvy?
What are the name of the Famous People who Have had Scurvy
Why do pirates call people scurvy dogs?
The people might have scurvy and they are dirty like a dog
What type of people are prone to scurvy?
mostly elderly people or achoholics get scurvy. Also people who live in not very developed countries such as Africa, can get scurvy because of all the famines there.
What gives people scurvy?
The cause of scurvy is the lack of vitamin C. Which u can get from oranges.
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.
How do you treat scurvy in Tudor times?
Scurvy was often treated with the ingestion of fresh limes which were given to those people on transatlantic crossings. This is why people from USA brand people from the UK as "Limey's"
Did anyone on the Endeavour get killed because of scurvy?
No one on the Endeavour died of scurvy due to Cook giving people with scurvy, concentrated orange and lemon juice
Why does people get scurvy when they lack vitamin c?
Scurvy does not occur in most animals because theycan synthesize their ... Scurvy or subclinical scurvy is caused by the lack of vitamin C. In modern Western societies, scurvy is rarely present in adults, although infants and elderly people are ...meat from animals which make their own vitamin C(which most animals do)
How many people did scurvy kill in the goldfields?
Two million people
What diseases did pirates suffer from?
Scurvy. And other diseases that regular people suffer from.
Which disease did sailors get if they didn't have enough fresh fruit and vegetables?
scurvy
What was one effect the colony had on the eora people?
scurvy didieases
