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Illnesses Suffered. World War Ⅰ. Joanna J iang a. What diseases and illnesses were common in the trenches of World War 1?. Trench foot. Shell shock . Blindness or burns from mustard gas. Trench fever . Trench Foot. This made their feet turn rotten from the wet and swell up. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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IllnessesSuffered
World War Ⅰ
Joanna Jianga
What diseases and illnesses were common in the trenches of World War 1?
Trench footShell shock
Blindness or burns from mustard gasTrench fever
Trench FootThis made their feet turn rotten from the wet and swell up.
• This was an infection of the feet caused by cold, wet and insanitary conditions.
• The feet would gradually go numb and the skin would turn red or blue.
• If untreated, trench foot could turn gangrenous and result in amputation.
Shell Shock• By 1914 British doctors working in military hospitals noticed patients
suffering from "shell shock". • Doctors argued that a bursting shell creates a vacuum, and when the air
rushes into this vacuum it disturbs the cerebra-spinal fluid and this can upset the working of the brain.
• Early symptoms included tiredness, irritability, giddiness, lack of concentration and headaches.
Blindness or burns from mustard gas• Mustard Gas was first used by the German Army in
September 1917. • It was one of the most lethal of all the poisonous
chemicals used during the war. • The skin of victims of mustard gas blistered, the sore
eyes and vomit. Mustard gas caused internal and external bleeding and attacked the bronchial tubes, stripping off the mucous membrane.
Trench Fever • This was a significant disease• It was transmitted by body lice, with the most common
symptoms being headache, skin rash, inflammation of the eyes, and leg pain.
• Relapses were quite common and prolonged hospitalization would be necessary.
• This war had trenches and with it brought terrible illnesses.
• Towards the end of WW1, a large number of soldiers in the trenches in France became ill. They had sore throats, headaches, loss of appetite and appeared to be highly infectious.
• In the summer of 1918, many of the soldiers with flu developed bronchial pneumonia or septicaemia blood poisoning and a one in five died as a result.
• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWfoot.htm
• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWshellshock.htm
• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWmustard.htm
• http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/trenchfever.htm
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