Scurvy
Scurvy is a disease caused by a diet that lacks vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
Patients develop anemia, debility, exhaustion, edema (swelling) in some parts of the body, and sometimes ulceration of the gums and loss of teeth.
The name scurvy comes from the Latin scorbutus. We have known about the disease in humans since ancient Greek and Egyptian times.
Scurvy commonly is associated with sailors in the 16th to 18th centuries who navigated long voyages without enough vitamin C and frequently perished from the condition. Modern cases of scurvy are extremely rare.
Humans cannot synthesize vitamin C, which is necessary for the production of collagen and iron absorption. We have to obtain it from external sources, i.e. from fruits and vegetables, or some foods which are fortified with vitamin C in order to prevent the vitamin C deficiency known as scurvy.
causes
The primary cause of scurvy is
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