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scurvy
scurvy (sker-vi) n. a disease that is caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, which in humans cannot be synthesized and must be obtained from fresh fruit and vegetables. The first sign of scurvy is swollen bleeding gums, and a rash of tiny bleeding spots around the hair follicles is characteristic; this may be followed by subcutaneous bleeding. Treatment with vitamin C soon reverses the effects.
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Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail
Magazine article from: Naval War College Review; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Brown, Stephen R. Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman...2003. 254pp. $23.95 The conquest of scurvy played as great a role as any naval battle...Age of Sail. Today we understand that scurvy is a condition caused by dietary deficiency...
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Take C to avoid marginal scurvy
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 10/17/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...for a heart attack because of marginal scurvy, a condition resulting from a lack of...sea voyages when its sailors died from scurvy? Today, we know that sailors of old...blood vessels, hemorrhage and death. Scurvy is considered history now, but recent...
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Scurvy Leads to Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Apoptosis in the Liver of Guinea Pigs1
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT Insufficient ascorbate intake causes scurvy in certain species. Beyond its known...this might contribute to the pathology of scurvy. Guinea pigs were divided into 7 groups...processing participates in the pathology of scurvy. J. Nutr. 135: 2530-2534, 2005...
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Scurvy on rise among children.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Daniel Martin Health Reporter SCURVY is making a comeback among children in...of children admitted to hospital with scurvy soared by over 50 per cent in the past...05 there were 61 children admitted with scurvy. But by 2007/08, the latest year for...
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Scurvy on rise among children.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Daniel Martin Health Reporter SCURVY is making a comeback among England's...of children admitted to hospital with scurvy soared by over 50 per cent in the past...05 there were 61 children admitted with scurvy in England. But by 2007/08, the latest...
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A short history of scurvy.
Newspaper article from: Nutrition Health Review; 3/22/1992; 700+ words
; Scurvy is an ancient disease; its principal cause...acid (vitamin C) deficiency, but when scurvy devastated civilizations such as Egypt...caused by a diet of inadequate nutrients. Scurvy influenced the course of history, especially...
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Sailors and scurvy
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/15/2007; 663 words
; New Straits Times 07-15-2007 Sailors and scurvy Edition: New Sunday Times Section: Sunday People...know about, one that goes way back to a time when "scurvy" was common. Scurvy is a condition where your gums swell and bleed due...
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Scurvy's conquest and sailors' health.
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...due in part to the control of such sea diseases as scurvy. The control of scurvy, allowing for more prolonged maritime explorations...along the Santa Fe trail in Kansas, which prevented scurvy among troops and pioneers crossing the central plains...
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Twelve scurvy men.(history of scurvy)
Magazine article from: New Scientist; 2/24/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...effects of disease--and one disease in particular, scurvy. After witnessing scurvy's dire effects, naval surgoen James Lind decided...probably medicine's first properly controlled trial. SCURVY was a horrible disease. After making a three...
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Early scurvy complicating anorexia nervosa.
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Scurvy is an extremely rare complication of anorexia...deficiencies. We report a case of early scurvy complicating long-standing anorexia...be increasing in incidence. Although scurvy is unusual, this case shows the importance...
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Scurvy
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Scurvy Scurvy is a disease that results when people do not get enough vitamin C (also...in the diet over a period of weeks or months. Some of the effects of scurvy are spongy gums, loose teeth, weakened blood vessels that cause bleeding...
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scurvy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
scurvy deficiency disorder resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the diet. Scurvy does not occur in most animals because they...are also good sources of this vitamin. Scurvy results in the weakening of capillaries...
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scurvy grass
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
scurvy grass A herb, Cochlearia officinalis , recommended as far back as the late sixteenth century as a remedy for scurvy .
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scurvy, alpine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
scurvy, alpine See pellagra .
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Nutrient Deficiency Diseases
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...By 1914 Funk theorized that beriberi, scurvy, and pellagra were caused by a vitamin deficiency. Scurvy is one of the oldest vitamin deficiency...cured by adding a vitamin to the diet. Scurvy was a common malady of sailors of the age...
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