Saturday, 19 September 2015

19 September 1915 - enteritis

A.G. Adams was admitted to No.3 Australian General Hospital, Lemnos on 19 September 1915 with enteritis.

AWM service records.

Note:
Enteritis is caused by eating or drinking food and fluids which are contaminated with bacteria or viruses. The small intestine becomes swollen and inflamed. Abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea and loss of appetite are symptoms of the condition which was widespread among the troops on the crowded, unsanitary, Gallipoli peninsula.  

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