No other direct diseases and symptoms apart from the ones of Scurvy are proven to be caused by Vitamin C deficiency. There are researches though suggesting general higher mortality between people who have lower intake of vitamin C. Vitamin C also decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
There are quite a few deficiency diseases. Scurvy is caused by a vitamin C deficiency, Rickets is caused by a vitamin D deficiency, and Paresthesia is the from the lack of vitamin B5.
Prolonged deficiency of vitamin c causes scurvy.
Scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency.
Scurvy is NOT a kind of vitamin. Scurvy is a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
A disease known as scurvy is caused by a vitamin c deficiency
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A deficiency is a lack or shortage, therefore deficiency diseases are caused by a lack or shortage of necessary nutrients in the body. One example is scurvy, a disease associated with pirates that occurs when an individual suffers from a vitamin C deficiency.
Deficiency of vitamic C leads to Scurvy.
Scurvy is an example of a disease directly caused by a deficiency in vitamin C. Symptoms of scurvy include weakness, anemia, gum disease, and skin problems due to the body's inability to produce collagen without enough vitamin C.
Deficiency in: Vitamin A - Nightblindness and Xeropthalmia Vitamin B - Beri-beri Vitamin C - Scurvy Vitamin D - Rickets
Scurvy - Vitamin C deficiency. Most common in sailors in the 18th century.