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During World War 1 contracting a disease was very common because of the bad    conditions. One disease was Shell shock. Shell Shock was a mental illness caused by constant noise of explosions and guns. The smell and danger of the trenches provoked this illness because it made soldiers very scared and uncomfortable. Shell Shock caused soldiers to act very strangely. It also made fighting in the war hard to deal with. Many soldiers would not be able to follow commands and duties. Since they couldn't perform there duties soldiers were sent to special hospitals to recover. The officers and doctors didn't understand what was happening to these soldiers so it made officers think that the soldier was weak. The most common illnesses were contracted by standing for long periods of time in the trenches. Trench Foot was caused by standing in water and mud for a long time. Since you are standing for a long time you lose blood circulation to your feet. In some cases soldiers' socks started to grow on to their feet. Sometimes soldiers even had to have their feet or legs amputated. Second Trench Fever was easily passed between soldiers because they were in such close quarters with each other. Trench Fever caused a high fever, headaches, aching muscles and sores on the skin. It was very painful and took about twelve weeks to get better from. Soldiers often got it more than once. Around 380,000-520,000 ppl died from Trench Fever. It can also be caused by human body lice. These three diseases are just some of the many diseases you could get durning World War 1 but these three are some of the most noted ones. Citations : http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25403864 http://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2014/11/10/parasites-and-diseases-in-the-trenches-of-world-war-i/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvYlluxh2kY