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When sailors had no fresh food to eat what disease could they get?
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When sailors had no enough fresh food what disease did they get?
Maleria
What disease is caused by not eating fresh food?
Food poisoning.
How did Zheng He crew make sure they had fresh food?
sailors grw vegetables and herbs in special containers and brought livestock for food on long voyages,this way his crew always had fresh food
What methods could sailors have used long ago to preserve food?
One method could have been pickling the food.
What disease did the sailors have in the Tudor times?
scurvy, black death or food poisoning
The vitamin deficiency disease scurvy is also known as sailor's disease why?
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.
What was one problem that sailors faced in traveling around the southern tip of Africa?
Scurvy, which is a disease which is associated with the lack of vitamin C in the diet. it was a common problem faced by sailors in the early years of sea travel. This is one of the reasons why a halfway station was established at Cape Town, to provide fresh food and water to vessels travelling between Europe and the Far East/ Asia
Why were sailors in the past susceptible to scurvey?
Lack of fresh food, ie vegetables and fruit, which contained Vitamin C and would have prevented scurvy.
Why did Columbus take many cats on the voyage to America?
To kill mice and rats which ate the sailors' food and potentially carried disease.
What was one of the problems sailors faced in traveling around the southern tip of Africa?
Scurvy, which is a disease which is associated with the lack of vitamin C in the diet. it was a common problem faced by sailors in the early years of sea travel. This is one of the reasons why a halfway station was established at Cape Town, to provide fresh food and water to vessels travelling between Europe and the Far East/ Asia
What dangers did American ships and sailors face at sea during the early 1800s?
During the early 1800s, American ships and sailors faced being thrown overboard, having to walk the plank, and suffering lack of food or fresh water.
Does fresh food look any different to processed food?
The appearance between fresh food and processed foods are usually different, but it would really depend on the food. Processed food is usually cooked longer, so may be softer, whereas fresh food may be firmer. There could also be a difference in color, either could be a little darker or a little lighter.
