1. Diseases and Infections In World War One By Grace, Jenny, Abbie, Bethany, Claudia, Laylia and Aliza

2. Diseases and Infections Nowadays most diseases and infections can be treated by antibiotics, but in World War One they did not have all of the medical advances that we are very lucky to have today. Also if you got a cut in the trenches it could become infected which sometimes resulted in amputation! As they didn’t have the medical advances many soldiers did die from their injuries.

3. Influenza/Spanish Flu Influenza in 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War itself. Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever, severe aching, and catarrh(pronounced guitar).

4. Influenza/Spanish Flu Warnings In WW1 there were many influenza warnings

5. Trench Foot Some soldiers suffered from a condition called trench foot. This was caused by standing in water and mud for a long time and losing blood circulation. In severe cases soldiers had to have their feet or legs amputated. The foot becomes numb, changes, colour, swell and starts to smell due to damage to the skin, blood vessels and nerves in the feet.

6. Trench Fever Trench Fever was an unpleasant disease caused by body lice. The fever was easily passed between soldiers, causing them to suffer from high fever, headaches, aching muscles and sores on the skin. It was painful and took around to get better from. For many soldiers it was an illness that struck them more than once.