Colds, flues, dysentery (diarrhea), food sores, in some cases frost bite of the toes, malaria in tropic countries, dehydration, trauma to name a few
John
trench foot
The Spanish flu was the main disease during world war 1. Over 20 million people died from it. Between 50-100 million could have died from this disease.
In both wars, the Allies fought against Germany
Soviet union.
Same ones as today BUT even more toxic as new chemicals are illegally dumped
Aids
World War 2 diseases I am not familiar with, but the Spanish flu was an epidemic around the world at the end of World War 1.
Pneumonia
Not as good as it is now (2010) It was dirty and caused diseases
The cause was infectious diseases.
John
Trench
http://www.firstworldwar.com/ http://www.vlib.us/medical/ http://www.ralphmag.org/CG/world-war-one1.html
Gangrene, hepatitis, and trenches
The most common ongoing effect of soldiers fighting in World War 1 was shell shock or what is now called post-traumatic stress disorder. Trench foot was also common in World War 1.
the diseases caught by soldiers were nephritis, an inflammation of the kidney, and dysentery, the inflammation of the lining of the large intestines.