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Eating Oranges and lemons would cure scurvy as it's caused by a lack of victim C.
Pirates and sailors suffered because fruit and vegetables did not last long at sea. They lived for long periods on salted meats and dried grains without the essential foods that contained victim C to stop them getting sick.
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Why did vacso da gama die?
scurvey
What sickness did James Cook find a cure for?
Hemost certainly knew that vitamin C rich foods fruits were good for scurvey, but he was dead for 20 years before lemons and limes started being given to sailors.
What did vasco da gama die of?
vasco de gama died off of a illness called scurvey
Cure for smallpox?
No cure, it is viral. However vaccination has eliminated it.
how did they cure buboes in the black death?
They did not.
What type of disease ids scurvey?
what type of disease is scurvey
Who plyed an important role in Jacques cartier's life?
domagia, because he told of a cure to scurvey. if he didnt his crew might of all died.ByANNISSA Szesnat
What are the symptoms of scurvey?
No
What are the causes of scurvey?
the source of scurvey is not having enough vitamin c in the diet , pirates got scurvey all the time as they usually only ate biscuits but one captain hered that lemons and limes have lots of vitamin c in so gave it to his crew solving the problem of scurvey
What diseases can an orange prevent?
Scurvey
Why did vacso da gama die?
scurvey
Bering died of scurvey on what island?
Bering Island
What was the disease that was caused by lack of viamin c?
Scurvey
Who threaten sailors at sea?
When? Pirates, U-Boats, Submarines, Moby Dick, Scurvey
What was the disease called that sailors lacked vitamin c?
Scurvey
Where does scurvey originate?
Scurvy is the deficiency disease of vitamin C.
What are some types of deficiency diseases?
scurvey, pellagria, ricketts
