During after the Civil War disease was WHAT?
a major killer
The Civil War, beginning in 1861 and ending in 1865, was the bloodiest war in American history, More than 10,000 military actions took place with at least 618,000 Americans dying from battle or disease; more than the total losses from the American Revolution through the Vietnam War.
Content ObjectiveStudent will be able to explain that cells are the basic structures of all living things with specialized parts that perform specific functions and that viruses are different from cells. The student is expected to compare the structures of viruses to cells, describe viral reproduction, and describe the role of viruses in causing diseases
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Language ObjectiveStudent will be able to analyze the different diseases that confront soldiers during the Civil War, which were often more threatening than the enemy. Students will list the diseases characteristics, discuss and shared their findings orally and will present it to the rest of the class.
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Medical Care, Battle Wounds, and Diseases during the American Civil War
The state of medical knowledge at the time of the Civil War was extremely primitive. Doctors did not understand infection, and did little to prevent it. It was a time before antiseptics, and a time when there was no attempt to maintain sterility during surgery. No antibiotics were available, and minor wounds could easily become infected, and hence fatal. While the typical soldier was at very high risk of being shot and killed in combat, he faced an even greater risk of dying from disease.
Twice as many men died of disease than of gunshot wounds in the Civil War. Dysentery, measles, small pox, pneumonia, and malaria were the soldier's greatest enemy. The overall poor hygiene in camp, the lack of adequate sanitation facilities, the cold and lack of shelter and suitable clothing, the poor quality of food and water, and the crowded condition of the camps made the typical camp a literal breeding ground for disease. Conditions, and resulting disease, were even worse for Civil War prisoners, who were held in the most miserable of conditions.
On this learning page, you will learn about the Medical Care, Battle Wounds, and Diseases during the American Civil War. You must view all the video and multimedia resources before you take the review quiz. Make sure you click on the “Submit” button at the end of each section of questions. You may go back and review all of the multimedia resources while you are taking the quiz.
Twice as many men died of disease than of gunshot wounds in the Civil War. Dysentery, measles, small pox, pneumonia, and malaria were the soldier's greatest enemy. The overall poor hygiene in camp, the lack of adequate sanitation facilities, the cold and lack of shelter and suitable clothing, the poor quality of food and water, and the crowded condition of the camps made the typical camp a literal breeding ground for disease. Conditions, and resulting disease, were even worse for Civil War prisoners, who were held in the most miserable of conditions.
On this learning page, you will learn about the Medical Care, Battle Wounds, and Diseases during the American Civil War. You must view all the video and multimedia resources before you take the review quiz. Make sure you click on the “Submit” button at the end of each section of questions. You may go back and review all of the multimedia resources while you are taking the quiz.
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