gum disease, poor wound healing, and skin haemorrhages". Left untreated, it can become fatal. Scurvy is commonly associated with the Age of Sail, killing millions of sailors between the 16th and ...

Scurvy is eminently treatable, but because it’s a disease of the past – first associated with sailors during the Renaissance era – it may be mistaken for other conditions. The authors ...

Scurvy is a condition caused by a lack of vitamin ... C can produce symptoms including "general weakness, anaemia, gum disease, poor wound healing, and skin haemorrhages". Left untreated, it ...