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‘Sailor’s disease’ scurvy linked to young boy’s death

Scurvy, once common among convicts who went without fresh fruit and vegetables on long sea voyages, is now so rare in Australia that serious cases are almost always found and treated.

‘Sailor’s disease’ scurvy linked to young boy’s death

We haven't written up this one. The Sydney Morning Herald has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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