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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.
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∙ 13y agobecause they could. there was alot of food and they could just eat away at dead and alive bodys with no problems or shortages
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∙ 12y agoone thing they used to use it for is food as they didnt have anything else to eat
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∙ 11y agothey used candles to burn the lice, often singeing parts of there cloths. some soldiers chose to smother hot wax from there candles on there cloths to kill them.
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∙ 9y agobecause its damp
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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.
Where and when did the persecutions of jew's take place?
starting in world war two. Hitler's cause of the war was to wipe out the Jewish race. 88scott: Hitler offered an answer to the German people - to rid the country of immigrants. Most of the immigrants happened to be Jews - but the eradication of Jews was NOT the cause of the war. Most of the Jews were relocated (not exterminated as the Jew propaganda teaches). World Almanac, 1936, pg. 748 -- world Jewish population = 15,753,633 World Almanac, 1941, pg. 510: World Jewish Population -- 15,748,091 World Almanac, 1949, pg. 289: World Jewish Population -- 15,713,638 This shows a decrease of 40,005 NOT 6,000,000 ! (Many died from sickness spread by lice, so the Germans used Zyklon B to kill the 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.
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.
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 the nickname for Lice in World War 1?
nick name for lice
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
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
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.
Did World War I cause the gulf war?
no the world war 1 did not cause the gulf war.
What conditions where there in World War 1?
there was rats,,diseaes,,lice and other inhuman conditions
Did children shave their heads to prevent lice in world war 2?
Yes, many were forced to.
