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small pox was one of them

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Q: The 5 most deadly diseases of the civil war?
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Why were diseases such a problem during the Civil War?

Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of most of the diseases during the American Civil War.


How did most soldiers die during the civil war?

diseases


How guns changed the Civil War?

The civil war was more deadly.


The deadly medicine in the English Civil War?

Amputation was the deadly medicine in the English Civil War. Infection would often sit in and kill the soldier after losing a limb.


Why is there so many diseases during the civil war?

Everything wasn't that sanitary, causing diseases.


What was the single greatest cause of death in the civil war?

diseases


What contributed to the high casualty rate on the Civil War?

diseases.


Which of all US wars was the most deadly in terms of loss of US livies?

by far it was the civil war becasue Americans where killing Americans


What contributed to spread of diseases in the US Civil War?

During the US Civil War, diseases were the cause of more deaths than gun fire. The spread of diseases was due to unsanitary conditions and the lack of modern day antibiotics.


What was the leading cause of deaths for soldiers during the Civil War?

Diseases- that include infectous diseases and diseases that result from battle wounds.


How many people died of diseases during the civil war?

About 123,452


Why was diarrhea so deadly in the American Civil War?

the reason it was so deadly was because it caused dehydration they didnt have much availble to them that could cure it the most that they had was probably a hole and a leaf for cleaning up after their "preformance"