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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BLACKLIST_MEMBER" data-source="post: 15002462" data-attributes="member: 79414">Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C" target="_blank">vitamin C</a>, which is required for the synthesis of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collagen" target="_blank">collagen</a> in humans. The chemical name for vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus, which also provides the adjective scorbutic  ("of, characterized by or having to do with scurvy"). 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 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucous_membrane" target="_blank">mucous membranes</a>.  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, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppuration" target="_blank">suppurating</a> wounds, loss of teeth, jaundice, fever, neuropathy and death.[code]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scurvy[/code]</blockquote>

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