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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.

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