Beriberi

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Beriberi is caused by a shortage of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the diet and affects the muscles, heart, nerves, and digestive system. It is common in parts of the world where white rice is the main food.

Sites listed here explain causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment information for patients, their families, and caregivers.

British India and the “Beriberi Problem”, 1798–1942
Presents an alternative perspective on the history of the disease, with early discourse, beriberi as anomaly, geography, and notable responses.
Christiaan Eijkman - Nobel Lecture: Antineuritic Vitamin and Beriberi
Text of Eijkman's acceptance speech, following his award of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1929.
Family Practice Notebook: Beriberi
Furnishes pathophysiology, causes, symptoms, signs, labs, diagnosis, and treatment, with links to additional information.
MedlinePlus: Beriberi
Information includes causes and symptoms of the two major types, tests, treatment, and possible complications.
No. 567: Vitamins and Beriberi
'Engines of Our Ingenuity' series from Houston University explores the history of beriberi and discovery of the cause.