Yes they do, especially in poor diets in developing countries. But there are treatments to heal it now, as it is simply a lack of Vitamin C, found in citrus fruits and red cabbage. Vitamin C is needed to produce collagen in the body.
In the 1400s, scurvy caused many people to die. In the 1740s, the Iroquois got a treatment from the French to heal scurvy. The disease results in weakness, loss of teeth, skin sores, jaundice, and nervous system disorders.
Yes, people can still get scurvy. Scurvy is caused by deficiency of Vitamin C, and back in the old days, it was much more common because people didn't get enough Vitamin C in their diets.
In modern times, people get plenty of Vitamin C, so Scurvy is incredibly rare to get, but not impossible.
You can get scurvy if you do not get enough vitamin C. This can be prevented by eating different citrus fruits or taking a daily multivitamin. In fact, the only creatures on earth that are capable of getting scurvy are humans and guinea pigs.
every 5th person you see in the world most likely has scurvy
Because we lack vitamin c and some people can't afford to go to clean hospitals
Scurvey is the deficiency disease of vitamin C. Sailors consume vitamin C as tablets while on long journeys to avoid scurvey.
In developing countries, it still appears, due to lack of vitamin C in the diet. But only a relatively small amount is needed to prevent the onset of this deficiency disease.
Absolutely. Scurvy is cause by poor nutrition, so many people who don't get enough to eat can get all sorts of diseases like scurvy!
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Today cases of scurvy are rare because it is easy to get fresh food.
the effect of scurvy is that today case of scurvy are rare because it is easy to get fresh food .captain cook didn't know what we do now about vitamin but he made his men follow life saving direction
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Scurvy is a condition caused by lack of Vitamin C; it is not a disease.
A disease known as scurvy is caused by a vitamin c deficiency
Scurvy is NOT a kind of vitamin. Scurvy is a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
anyone can get scurvy. scurvy is a condition where your body is lacking vitamin C
Scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency.
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About 23 died from scurvy from the union and 8 died from scurvy from the Confederate
Scurvy is caused by vitamin c deficiency. Consuming vitamin c soon cures scurvy fever.