DISEASES CAUSED BY THE DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN C Paleness of face, debility, body ache, swollen gums, bleeding gums, loose teeth, foul breath, bleeding from skin and phlegmatic sources are the diseases caused by the deficiency of vitamin C. Teeth become irregular and defective. The patient suffers from pyorrhea. He loses appetite and dose not get full nourishment. Bones, cells and arteries get damaged or the wounds do not heal easily and even small hurts and slips cause fractures in the bones. The deficiency of vitamin c causes the terrible disease ‘scurvy’. One becomes debilitated and irritable. One can also suffer from anaemia. Red blood corpuscles become weak and deficient. The blood vessels contract and the heart also becomes weak. The immune system too gets weakened. As a result, the patient is unable to fight infectious diseases. Common cold or severe cold, pneumonia, etc., afflict the body frequently. One suffers from lack of s...