Doctors were left 'baffled' after it was found a six-year-old boy suffered a heart attack and died from scurvy - a disease that has barely been seen since the 19th century
Doctors baffled as boy, six, dies from disease barely seen in over 200 years
Doctors were left 'baffled' after it was found a six-year-old boy suffered a heart attack and died from scurvy - a disease that has barely been seen since the 19th century
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Olivia Beeson UK & World News Reporter
00:29, 03 Sep 2026
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