| The next campaign sees the decimation of forty-four Madagascans as a result of beriberi! |
| The troops suffered from malaria, dengue fever, beriberi, hookworm and pellagra. |
| When they examined the explorers' journals, they found recorded a classic progression of the symptoms of thiamine deficiency, or the disease known as beriberi. |
| Diseases such as beriberi and malaria have become more common as problems with sanitation have increased. |
| The disease beriberi is now recognized as being due to a diet of polished rice. |
| Thiamine is an amine, which has a vital role for the body in the fight against beriberi. |
