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Both trench foot and trench mouth were severe conditions faced by soldiers in World War I, but trench foot was generally considered worse due to its debilitating effects. Trench foot resulted from prolonged exposure to cold, wet conditions, leading to tissue damage and potentially necessitating amputations. Trench mouth, while painful and debilitating due to severe gum infections, did not typically result in physical loss of limbs. Ultimately, trench foot had more immediate and life-altering consequences for soldiers.
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What infections spread in the ww1 trenches?
trench foot also trench mouth was a major killer
Describe trench warfare and trench foot?
in WW1 the soldiers dug trenches (ditches) and lived down there and the land between was no mans land. trench foot is where your foot gets so wet and so cold from being in the trenches that it gets big and swollen and it usually gets so bad that it needs to be amputated
What was trench warfare in ww1?
fighting in trenches
How did they take cover during WW1?
They had to duck in a trench or else...
Why were sleeping conditions in the trenches in World War 1 bad?
Sleeping conditions in WW1 trenches were so bad for a numerous amount of reasons. one is that the poor hygiene left the soldiers invested with lice which would practically eat them alive until they came up with the idea to use a hot iron on their clothing which would "pop" the lice to their death. My second reason is the trenches were invested with tomcat sized rats which would eat their food and the dead bodies of soldiers who sometimes couldn't be properly buried after a cave in, etc. Another reason was that the soldiers would get many diseases such as trench foot and trench mouths, or gums. Trench foot is the rotting away of the foot due to a wet boot causing moisture to soak into the foot which soldiers would walk on and the skin would rot away causing the foot to get diseased. Trench mouth was poor hygiene in the mouth creating the gums in the mouth to rot away and become diseased. Both of these conditions were extremely painful. Also, soldiers had absolutely no comfort, as they slept on the dirt and used each other to stay out of the mud leaning back to back. In the trench the soldiers were always under some type of artillery fire sometimes "Screaming Mimi's or invasions from their enemies.
What infections spread in the ww1 trenches?
trench foot also trench mouth was a major killer
How would soldiers in ww1 prevent trench foot?
by not getting it
What were some illnesses in the trenches during ww1?
shell shock and trench foot
WW1 trench foot?
Trench foot is a disease caused by the cold and wet. It was a huge problem in ww1, many soldiers would only be treated in the late stages meaning they have to have an amputation, some didn't survive.
What problems did soldiers face in ww1?
Rats and Lice, Trench foot and shell shock
Did the privates like the ww1 trenches?
No they did not, they new that they could die at any minute and suffered with trench foot
Describe trench warfare and trench foot?
in WW1 the soldiers dug trenches (ditches) and lived down there and the land between was no mans land. trench foot is where your foot gets so wet and so cold from being in the trenches that it gets big and swollen and it usually gets so bad that it needs to be amputated
Life in the trenches WW1?
life was very horrible and dirty there was a lot of rat and mud you would get trench foot from all the dirt
What are some facts about WW1?
so some interesting facts about trenches? hmm....let me see....... 1.people got diseases called trench foot,trench fever,and trench mouth 2.bodies of the people that died would stay in the trench until someone could take a break from fighting and bury them. 3.trenches were not dug straightly;instead they were dug in a zig-zag way well there is some information and i you guys alot!
What was trench warfare in ww1?
fighting in trenches
Did trench warfare start in ww1?
yes
What were the ditches dug by ww1 soldiers called?
a trench
