Navigating the Heartache WWI Brings
Most years the flu is nothing more than an annoyance, killing only a small percentage of the population. One pandemic, the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, went on to become the most devastating in human history. Despite the name, the virus did not originate in Spain. Spain was neutral in World War I. As a…
In addition to being devastating to the landscape and population, World War I was devastating to the human body. Yes, there were the horrific wounds, but there were also diseases. These diseases were rarely diagnosed in the civilian population and, therefore, became known as “trench diseases.” Trench Fever Type of infection: Bacterial, transmitted by lice…
It is said that every gray cloud has a silver lining. If the ugly behemoth that was the First World War has a silver lining, it’s the medical advances that came as a result. World War I, at the time, was the most brutal war in human history as well as the most technological. The…