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Lice are blood-sucking insects and specific parasites of human beings. Lice are 1-3 mm long and have three pairs of legs that end in powerful claws. Pubic lice are slightly smaller than head lice and body lice. The female lives for 1-3 months but dies when separated from the host. The female louse lays up to 300 eggs, called nits, during her lifetime. These nits are less than 1 mm in diameter and, when viable are opalescent. The nits hatch 6-10 days after laying, giving rise to nymphs that become adults in 10 days.
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How do you prevent lice from getting to you in World War I?
they shaved their heads
Did children shave their heads to prevent lice in world war 2?
Yes, many were forced to.
Where did lice come from in the trenches of World War 1?
Humans carry two types of lice. The lice normally found in the trenches would be taken there by soldiers with bad cleanliness habits and spread among the others in close proximity.
What problem did lice cause in World War 1?
Mainly because lice often carry diseases. During and right after World War I, a disease called typhus killed millions of people, and it was primarily spread by lice.
Was lice a problem in World War 1?
A sickness called trench fever was caused by lice during World War 1. Trench fever started with severe pain all over the body and was followed by a high fever, headaches and giddiness. Trench fever took around 12 weeks to recover and that was AWAY from the trenches. Also Rats carried horrible diseases throughout the trench's and regularly ate what little supplies of food the soldiers had to eat.
What was the nickname for Lice in World War 1?
nick name for lice
Why were body lice such a problem for the soldiers in the trench?
Mainly because lice often carry diseases. During and right after World War I, a disease called typhus killed millions of people, and it was primarily spread by lice.
What was 'chatting' in the fisrst world war?
chatting was something world war one soldiers did to get rid of lice it consisted of men that were infected with lice would run a match through the seams of there clothes to kill the lice you would literally here them popping x
How do you prevent lice from getting to you in World War I?
they shaved their heads
How bad was lice during world war 1?
Extremely bad, many men had lice crawling over them
How did soldiers in World War 1 get typhus?
Soldiers in WWI contracted typhus from poor sanitation and crowded quarters during the trench warfare. Typhus is caused by bacteria that are spread by human body lice and from lice on rats and mice. The largest epidemics of Typhus were actually in the German concentration camps of World War 2.
Did people in world war 2 have to shave there heads?
only when the had lice
What is chatting in the World War 1?
when the soldiers sat around killing their lice and talking to each other. Lice were called 'chat's :)
Were there lice in the trenches in world war 1?
Yes, there are lice everywhere there are lots of warm blooded animals in close proximity, humans are no exception.
Where did the name trench fever come from?
The term trench fever refers to the crowded conditions in which troops fought in during World War I and World War II. Because the causative bacteria are passed among humans through contact with body lice.
What conditions where there in World War 1?
there was rats,,diseaes,,lice and other inhuman conditions
Why were the lice such a problem for the soldiers in the trenches?
Mainly because lice often carry diseases. During and right after World War I, a disease called typhus killed millions of people, and it was primarily spread by lice.
