Question

what is scurvy disease ??​

Answer 1

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What is scurvy disease?

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It is a condition caused by a severe lack of vitamin C in the diet.

Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits and vegetables. Scurvy results from a deficiency of vitamin C in the diet.

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Symptoms may not occur for a few months after a person's dietary intake of vitamin C drops too low. Bruising, bleeding gums, weakness, fatigue and rash are among scurvy symptoms.

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Answer 2

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Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid).Early symptoms of deficiency include weakness, feeling tired and sore arms and legs.Without treatment, decreased red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding from the skin may occur. As scurvy worsens there can be poor wound healing, personality changes, and finally death from infection or bleeding

The other name for it Moeller's disease, Cheadle's disease, scorbutus,Barlow's disease, hypoascorbemia,vitamin C deficiency

Scorbutic gums, a symptom of scurvy. The triangle-shaped area between the teeth show redness of the gums.

Symptoms

Weakness, feeling tired, changes to hair, sore arms and legs, gum disease, easy bleeding

Causes

Lack of vitamin C

Risk factors

Mental disorders, unusual eating habits, alcoholism, intestinal malabsorption, dialysis

Diagnostic method

Based on symptoms

Treatment

Vitamin C supplements, Citrus fruits

It takes at least a month of little to no vitamin C in the diet before symptoms occur. In modern times, scurvy occurs most commonly in people with mental disorders, unusual eating habits, alcoholism, and older people who live alone. Other risk factors include intestinal malabsorption and dialysis.

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