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Rats and Lice caused great distress among the soldier. Many of men were deeply afraid of them and feared going to sleep. The lice caused itchy sores, which were most common around the neck, wrists and ankles. Lice also spread disease and caused serious, fatal illnesses like typhus. Lice also got the blame for trench fever, which was a problem that affected both sides. Men got influenza and a high fever for 3-5 days. The lice laid hundreds of eggs in clothes and it was an especially hard job for Scottish soldiers as many of them wore kilts. Lice nested and thrived in the seams and folds of the kilt. The only way to get rid of them was to use a candle to pop them away.
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What conditions where there in World War 1?
there was rats,,diseaes,,lice and other inhuman conditions
What problems men faced whilst in trenches World War 1?
There were usually rats and lice in the trenches.
What was it like to go over in World War 1?
Horrible in the trenches there was flies dust mud dead bodies rats lice vomit and diarrhoea.
What was the nickname for Lice in World War 1?
nick name for lice
What did the rats live on in World War 1?
Rats in world war one lived on the dead bodies of soldiers
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.
How bad was lice during world war 1?
Extremely bad, many men had lice crawling over them
How soldiers avoided rats in World War 1?
Soldiers prevented rats from infesting their ships and barracks by keeping cats in these places to kill the rats. They also used mouse traps.
World war 1 two living things other than soldiers that lived in the trenches?
Lice lived on the humans and damned big well fed rats lived on the humans both dead and alive .
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.
What was trench warfare and what was life like in the trenches of World War 1?
it was horrible there was massive rats,head lice,frogs and the only reason why so many people went was because they thought it would be a new adventure but it wasn't
