“I had a bad case of the itch. It became very bad; so much that my hands were swollen, and my fingers stood apart. Sores and yellow blisters came between them, and they ran corruption. I could scarcely ouch anything, my hands were so sore”-Pvt. Milton Asbury Ryan. The Army Itch had terrible symptoms, on the arms and hands victims would experience swollen yellow fiery sores and yellow blisters that were profoundly painful. The disease affected both sides of the civil war so not one side did not experience it. After the Civil War many of the confirmed cases of The Army Itch started to rapidly decline. That's why many historians believe that the disease was caused through poor hygiene throughout the Civil War.
Doctors played an very important
Doctors played an very important