Disease in War
Disease claimed more lives than battle during the Civil War, with around 400,000 soldiers succumbing to various illnesses. Without an understanding of germ theory, soldiers faced dire consequences from contaminated water and unsterilized medical practices. The rampant spread of diseases like dysentery and typhoid fever highlights the grim reality of wartime medicine, where even venereal diseases thrived in the chaos.In this clip
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63: Wounded and Dying: Nurses, Doctors, and Disease in the Civil War
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