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Pestilence in War Time: Typhus and Plague Through History
The passage surveys how war fuels disease, detailing typhus, plague, and smallpox across ages. It cites WWII era effects and earlier conflicts, noting prisoners, refugees, and civilian suffering, with figures from Poland, Serbia, Austria, and Britain. It also discusses hunger and malnutrition as compounding mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wigham
Europe
Poland
Tuskey
Polarice
Germany
Austria
Uni
Vasljevo
Albour
Russia
Palam
Perzonnel
Health Service
Frederick Barbarosca
Cental
Naples
Charles VIII
Ellen
Ina
France
Wartins
Globe
Nemry