Both are diseases, however they are very different. Scurvy is caused by vitamin C deficiency, whereas Cholera is caused by pathogenic bacteria.
Scurvy can cause weakness, pale skin, tender gums, sunken eyes, muscle pain, internal bleeding, and if untreated, death.
Cholera principally lives in the gut, and causes diarrhea. It is usually transmitted via human wastes.
Cholera Tetanus Scurvy Typhoid Dysentery
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The convicts were most prone to cholera and dysentery while they travelled on the First Fleet, due to the unhealthy conditions and lack of good nutrition. Once they arrived in Australia, there were incidences of scurvy due to their limited diet.
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
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Scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency.
About 23 died from scurvy from the union and 8 died from scurvy from the Confederate
Overcrowding, lack of hygiene and general unsanitary conditions meant that dysentery was common. Sometimes cholera would develop, as well as typhoid. Smallpox outbreaks were common. Lack of suitable nutrition also caused some deaths from scurvy.