The Fight against Epidemic Diseases during the Great War, 1914– 1918

Abstract

The horrors of the First World War increasingly affected the people of the hinterland. Due to the immeasurable mental  strain and the shortage in all areas of life, society has become more susceptible to disease. During the war, the  gradual spread of hunger, colds as a result of poverty led to casualties. Of these, the most devastating were cholera, typhoid, tuberculosis, dysentery, smallpox, various venereal diseases, and the Spanish Flue that wreaked havoc at the  end of the war. In this study, I examine the main causes of  the development of these diseases and the effects of measures taken to curb them.