Influenza was the viral disease that caused more deaths during WWI than combat.
Influenza (or the flu) was the disease that killed more men during the war then combat did.
Influenza was the viral disease that caused more deaths during WWI than combat.
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The 1918 Inluenza epidemic struck in the later years of the war, killing thousands of soldiers. Basically, they caught an aggressive strain of the flu.
Spanish Influenza. It killed approximately 20M people in 1918-19.
The Russians .
Approximately 405,000. This was 275,000 combat deaths, and 130,000 non-combat deaths. These were aircraft crashes, vehicle crashes, and other accidents.
The American Civil War was the deadliest war in American History. About 620,000 individuals lost their lives during the Civil War. Confederate deaths were 260,000 of which 93,000 were killed in combat, while Union deaths were 360,000 of which 110,000 deaths were in combat. Disease was the major cause of death in the civil war. Out of 620,000 deaths, 417,000 were from diseases while 203,000 were killed in combat. In total deaths the American Civil War was the deadliest war in American History with over 620,000 fatalities. Although in combat related deaths World War II remains the deadliest conflict with 292,000 combat deaths (416,000 total). (see the related link)
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