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First answer: opiate addiction
Second answer: Opiate addiction is vague, not to mention that it doesn't state the historical significance of "soldier's disease."
Morphine, the active agent in the opium poppy, was isolated in 1806, and was used widely during and after the Civil war, its administration greatly facilitated by the introduction of the hypodermic needle in the late 1840s. The widespread use of morphine during the Civil War is generally considered responsible for large numbers of soldiers developing the "solider's disease" - which was morphine addiction.
What else can I help you with?
What was a constant threat to soldiers in the civil war?
Disease. Remember this was before vaccinations against disease were created. More soldiers died from disease that died from bullets. Besides unsanitary living conditions, add bad food and bad water.
More soldiers died from malnutrition and what than from bullets?
Disease
How many Britain soldiers died in the war of 1812?
There were 1,600 British soldiers that were killed in action during the War of 1812. 3,321 soldiers perished because of disease.
One the greatest threats facing civil war soldiers?
Disease
What factores contributed to the spread of disease among soldiers?
close quarters
What factors contributed to spread of disease among soldiers?
close quarters
Did soldiers die from disease during the Spanish-American war?
Yes, more died from disease than from battlefield trauma.
How many US soldiers died from disease in world war 1?
2,000,000
Did rifles kill many of the soldiers in the civil war?
Certainly - but not as many as disease.
What was the main cause of death in the Civil War?
The main cause of death in the US Civil War was disease because of the unsanitary conditions in hospitals used to care for wounded soldiers. One of the greatest killers was Dysentery, a disease that killed over 45,000 Union soldiers and 50,000 Confederate soldiers. It is estimated that two thirds of all deaths among US Civil War soldiers were due to various diseases.
What is old soldiers disease?
In The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, it was the severe diarrhea that soldiers got from eating too much fresh fruit.
How did the majority of the soldiers die in the civil war?
More than 50% of the soldiers who died in the Civil War died of disease or complications from their wounds.
