Scurvy

Scurvy, otherwise known as blackjaws, sea fever, or toothfall, was a naturally occurring form of disease. It was what some classified as a deficiency or nutritional disease, due to it being caused by a deficiency in vitamins.

Effects
Those afflicted with this disease would experience a blackening of their gums and teeth falling out.

Carriers
Scurvy was common among sailors, though it only occurred rarely with Faerûnian sailors as most sailing was done not that far from coasts. Scurvy was also known to occur with adventurers who tried to subsist on only rations.

Treatment
The best method for preventing or treating scurvy was to eat certain fruits, in particular citrus fruits, though onions could also help.

Some sailors were proactive in preventing scurvy by keeping limes on their ships, stored within chests of sand, while others carried kegs of (usually fermented) fruit juices. Salbread was another popular choice among sailors, due to having lemon and orange peels baked into the bread.

Trivia
The clerics of Valkur uniquely had the spell cure scurvy, though they could also reverse the spell's effects to inflict scurvy upon a target.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Lost Library of Cormanthyr
 * The Lost Library of Cormanthyr