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← HistoryWhich risk during a prolonged siege increases due to induced famine by catapults destroying granaries?
A)Increased soldier desertion rates
B)Catastrophic structural wall collapse
C)Widespread outbreak of Scurvy✓
D)Aqueduct water supply failure
💡 Explanation
A vitamin C deficiency leading to Scurvy results from granary destruction; the mechanism is the disruption of essential nutrient intake. Therefore, Scurvy becomes widespread throughout the besieged population, rather than just starvation, because it is a specific deficiency.
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