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The state of medical knowledge at the time of the Civil War was extremely primitive. Doctors did not understand infection, and did little to prevent it. It was a time before antiseptics, and a time when there was no attempt to maintain sterility during surgery. No antibiotics were available, and minor wounds could easily become infected, and hence fatal. While the typical soldier was at risk of being hit by rifle or artillery fire, he faced an even greater risk of dying from disease.

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  • Organisation sanitaire durant la guerre de Sécession (fr)
  • Medicine in the American Civil War (en)
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  • The state of medical knowledge at the time of the Civil War was extremely primitive. Doctors did not understand infection, and did little to prevent it. It was a time before antiseptics, and a time when there was no attempt to maintain sterility during surgery. No antibiotics were available, and minor wounds could easily become infected, and hence fatal. While the typical soldier was at risk of being hit by rifle or artillery fire, he faced an even greater risk of dying from disease. (en)
  • Le déclenchement de la guerre de Sécession trouva l'armée américaine (et donc chacun des deux camps) peu préparée à faire face aux conséquences sanitaires massives d'un conflit moderne « se déroulant à la fin du Moyen Âge médical ». À de rares exceptions près, les Confédérés adoptèrent une organisation identique à celle de l'Union, mais, moins bien financés et équipés, durent profiter, en matière d'organisation sanitaire, des progrès observés chez leurs adversaires. (fr)
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