This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Biochemistry
Exhaustive treatise on scurvy was published by: 
Select and explain. 
A. John Snow, B. James Lind, C. H. Khorana, D. James Lister
B: James Lind
Answer: B: James Lind 
Explanation: James Lind was a Scottish physician. In 1753 he published a treatise of the scurvy was published by James Lind. Scurvy is a disease now known to be caused by a Vitamin C deficiency, but in Lind's day, the concept of vitamins was unknown. Ref: Diseases: Finding the Cure By Robe Mulcah.