Citation Information
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Title
Pellagra
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Coverage
?–1930s
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Author
Ed Beardsley
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Keywords
sickness of the four D’s—diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, and death, Often confused with sunburn or poison oak, progresses into dementia, fatigue, depression, pellagra’s root cause was not biological; it was economic, concerned lack of nutrients in diet
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/pellagra/view/images
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Access Date
December 22, 2024
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Original Published Date
June 20, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 22, 2022
