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Pellagra

Pellagra

?–1930s

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  • Title Pellagra
  • Coverage ?–1930s
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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
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date March 29, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update August 22, 2022
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