Antisemics In Ww2

The advancement of medicine erupted with the discovery of vaccines that led to the control of diseases that currently improve the lives citizens in the United States. Today, heavily infected wounds are rarely seen thanks to the discovery of antibiotics and their widespread adoption throughout the 1940s. With modern practices, medical science has fought and won against the deadliest diseases of previous generations. However, our understanding of the treatment of wounds owes much to the experimentation with antiseptics seen in the First World War. Cleanliness and hygiene are key weapons in preventing the spread of infection in both army accommodation and military hospitals. Without cleanliness and hygiene, medical history shows a disaster emerging of disease outbreaks and excessively large amounts of soldiers becoming ill. In World War I, out of 10,000 American soldiers, 141 were killed by disease which is greater than those dying from enemy attacks. Changes were beginning to be seen during the next World War, the death rate from disease in WWII was only 6 in 10,000 soldiers, compared from 141 in 10,000 soldiers in WWI. Disease contributed to these shocking numbers during wartime, 60% of all influenza–pneumonia deaths affected soldiers who had been in the service less than 4 months. Specifically, the total number of influenza and pneumonia deaths
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