Trench Fever returns in the homeless
The Galveston County Daily News, January 11, 2022
Although no one knows the exact numbers, it’s estimated that between half a million and a million Allied soldiers in World War I suffered from Trench Fever. Today, Trench Fever cases are rare, but they’re making a bit of a comeback among the growing populations of homeless. Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel, professors at the University of Texas Medical Branch, explain the condition in the latest Medical Discovery News column.