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Trench Warfare 2016 • Captain C.E.W. Bean, knee-deep in mud in a trench near Gueudecourt. He was later to write and edit the multi-volume official history of Australians in the First World War. (AWM E00572) Diseases from the Trench • Trench fever (an infection caused by louse excrement) • Trench nephritis (an inflammation of the kidneys) • Trench foot – (the infection and swelling of feet exposed to long periods of dampness and cold, sometimes leading to amputation) – became common medical problems, and caused significant losses of manpower • http://www.awm.gov.au/1918/trenchwarfare/index.htm#film Trench Fever • The first clinical description occurred during World War I (WWI), • Disease among Allied troops serving in the trenches during WWI. • Reemerged as an epidemic on the eastern European front during World War II. • Symptoms: Fever, Rash, Abdominal pain Trench Foot • ‘Trench foot' was in fact a fungal infection of the feet brought on by prolonged exposure to damp, cold conditions allied to poor environmental hygiene. Rats and Fleas • Rat’s were everywhere!! • Fleas were everywhere. – Disease spread quickly