2023-09-04 17:20:50
The disease rickets was actually considered extinct. Suddenly it occurs more frequently in Scotland – almost 450 cases are said to have been registered in the past year. There should even be a connection with poverty.
The bone disease rickets is back. At least in Scotland, where 442 cases are said to have been registered last year alone, as “T-online” reports. The disease, which is also associated with poverty, leaves clear traces in people such as knock knees or bowlegs.
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Clear link between disease and poverty
Rickets has long since lost its place in our everyday lives. Now the bone disease is said to be on the rise once more – at least in Scotland. Alarming: Scientists see a clear connection between the disease and poverty.
Causes of rickets include poor and deficient diet, insufficient exposure to sunlight, and thus a severe lack of vitamin D. Children with rickets have bone pain, grow more slowly than other children, and have soft, deforming bones, according to Meine Health”. Left untreated, rickets can lead to long-term growth problems and severe bone deformities.
Rickets, also known as “English disease”, was particularly widespread in the slums of Great Britain in the 19th century. Today it is appearing once more – especially frequently in one of the poorest regions of Scotland: in Glasgow. According to estimates by the local authorities, almost a third of the children there live in poverty. The number of cases of tuberculosis and scarlet fever is also said to have increased in Scotland.
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