(A) Trench fever
(B) Dysentery
(C) PTSD
(D) ** Shell Shock
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The term “shell shock ” was coined by the soldiers themselves. Symptoms included fatigue, tremor, confusion, nightmares and impaired sight and hearing. It was often diagnosed when a soldier was unable to function and no obvious cause could be identified.
Concept note-2: -English physician Charles Myers, who wrote the first paper on “shell-shock” in 1915, theorized that these symptoms actually did stem from a physical injury. He posited that repetitive exposure to concussive blasts caused brain trauma that resulted in this strange grouping of symptoms.
Concept note-3: -The term ‘shell shock’ was coined in 1917 by a Medical Officer called Charles Myers. It was also known as “war neurosis", “combat stress” and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Concept note-4: -As such, Shell Shock was the result of life in the trenches for the soldiers and the continual stress and anxiety created by constant artillery bombardments. Today, this condition is known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and is often associated with soldiers who have experienced difficult aspects of war.