... the clothes being re-worn the body heat generated would cause the eggs to hatch. Lice caused Trench Fever, a particularly painful disease that began suddenly with severe pain followed by high fever. Recovery, away from the trenches, took up to twelve weeks. Also, frogs by the score were found in shell holes covered in water; they were also found in the ... base of trenches. Slugs and horned beetles crowded the sides of the trench. Many men chose to ... shave their heads entirely to avoid another prevalent scourge: nits. Trench Foot was another medical condition peculiar to trench life. ...

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... Woodrow Wilson wanted to go to war. Some feared that a newly formed nation of America should not enter such wars. Though congress voted against going to war in 1917 the U.S. declared war against the central powers. Then there was a big turn around. Allied powers started winning. New weapons such as tanks, chemical and biological, and air fighters were lunched. There was also ... stretched across Belgium and Northeast France spanning a distance of about 600km. Millions of men were killed along it but it's line never moved more than 15km in any direction. On the Western front French and B...

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