Nutritional Disease

BOW Find a nutritional disease, i.e. scurvey Describe the cause of the disease, the symptoms and a treatment. Include a picture and references

 Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C. The chemical name for vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus, which also provides the adjective scorbutic. Scurvy often presents itself initially as symptoms of malaise and lethargy, followed by formation of spots on the skin, spongy gums, and bleeding from the mucous membranes. Spots are most abundant on the thighs and legs, and a person with the ailment looks pale, feels depressed, and is partially immobilized. As scurvy advances, there can be open, suppurating wounds, loss of teeth, jaundice, fever, neuropathy and death.


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Early symptoms are malaise and lethargy. After 1–3 months, patients develop shortness of breath and bone pain. Other symptoms include skin changes with roughness, easy bruising and petechiae, gum disease, loosening of teeth, poor wound healing, and emotional changes. Dry mouth and dry eyes may occur. In the late stages, jaundice, generalized edema, oliguria, neuropathy, fever, and convulsions, and eventual death are frequently seen.


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Scurvy can be treated by eating vitamin C-rich foods, such as fruits. A vitamin C injection can be administered.


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Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155758.php