You're a Sailor in 1750 and Your Teeth Start Falling Out

It's 1750 and you're a young sailor, three months at sea. You're exhausted, purple spots cover your legs, your gums bleed and your front tooth is loose. Welcome to scurvy, the disease that killed more sailors than storms and cannons combined. From weevil-filled biscuit and salt pork to James Lind's famous experiment with oranges and lemons, the "limeys", the cure that was lost again and again, and the guinea pigs that finally solved the mystery, this is the incredible story of the deadliest disease at sea. Illustrations and narration are AI-generated. Historical facts are checked against the sources below; legends and disputed stories are marked as such. #history #scurvy #sailors #historyofmedicine #theouchages