scurvy

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What is Scurvy? Should You Be Concerned?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 14 May 16

This disease was supposedly eradicated years ago. Ancient sailors who subsisted on fish, molded cheese and molded bread, for the most part, developed this disease, because of an acute LACK of Vitamin C. And, then someone...

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Don't Forget, Vitamin C in Important!

Pigglies @Pigglies (9329) • United States 10 Apr 08

I am currently fostering 2 guinea pigs with scurvy. This is entirely preventable, so this prompted me to start this discussion topic. If only the owners had fed the guinea pigs vitamin C, they wouldn't have this problem. The good...

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