Trench nephritis was first reported in soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders in the British Medical Journal in 1915. The condition led to hundreds of deaths and 35,000 British and 2,000 American casualties. The cause was not established during the war and therefore preventative measures were not implemented.
About Trench nephritis in brief
Trench nephritis was first reported in soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders in the British Medical Journal in 1915. The condition led to hundreds of deaths and 35,000 British and 2,000 American casualties. The cause was not established during the war and therefore preventative measures were not implemented. Later evidence showed it may have been due to hantavirus, carried by rodents. A similar kidney disease was reported in Sweden in 1934. Trench fever has also been detected in people with HIV during peacetime and people with alcoholic hepatitis during the American Civil War and the Falklands War.
The disease has also appeared in the UK during the British Army during the Second World War and during the peacetime years of the Third World War. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255.
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