Does anyone recall another name for shipmates disease?

Question: It's a condition where no matter how much you eat, if you are eating the same thing all the time and your body isn't getting enough nutrients your body starts developing sores.

Answers:
scurvy, you mean?

Other Answers:
scurvy?

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scurvey

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thats scurvy, used to be fatal in times of nelsons armada and big problem for british navy

they cured it by storing limes on ship

vitamin c ives the body enough nutrient to stop it developing

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