American civil war DISEASE AND SICKNESS

Diseases

• Yellow Fever was caused by a virus was carried by a pacific mosquito. 
• 1 person died of pink eye
• 34,000 died because of Diarrha
• Pneumonia was a disease causing inflammation of the lungs 
• Small Pocks was a contagious disease 

Death rateS in percentage

• Ankle-25%                  Wrist-10%
• Foot/Toes-5%             Elbow Joint-7%
• Knee-57%                   Upper Arm-23%
• Hip Joint-83%             Thigh-54%
• Hand/Finger-2.9%

Fatality Rates

• 12.5% of white union soldiers who fought died.
• 22% of black union soldiers who fought died.
• 56,000 died in prison camps.9% of all deaths

Cool facts!!!

• 66.7% of all soldiers died in this war.
• There were few surgeons to handle the large#of sick and wounded.
• Flies,mosquitos,ticks,lice,fleas were abundant and carried diseases.
• Fresh fruit and veggies were rare.
• Soldiers rarely received some meat and most of it was spoiled or no good.