common diseases
Dysentery:
an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic.
Starvation:
lack of vitamin D which softens the bones, commonly seen with starvation and malnutrition.
Beriberi:
a disease of the peripheral nerves caused by a deficiency of vitamin B, characterized by pain in and paralysis of the extremities, and severe emaciation or swelling of the body.
Pellagra:
a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
Typhoid:
Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized
by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus,
which is usually introduced with food or drink.
Marasmus:
malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.
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Muselmänner:
Was used in the camp language to designate prisoners who were so
emaciated by hunger, cold, disease, and exhaustion. These were no longer
responding to what was going on around their only preoccupation was getting food
and sometimes seek protection against the cold.