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Trench Foot
If only your unhappy potted daisy could talk. Unhappy because it has to grow in a
prison pot; and unhappy because the well-
Soldiers aren’t daisies but their plight may also go unheard by their carers. Hundreds of thousands of Napoleon’s and Hitler’s soldiers walked through mud and slush in their quest to conquer Russia. The adversaries of WWI spent days, weeks and months in soggy French trenches. Like the daisy’s roots, human feet don't appreciate wet conditions. Add low temperatures and feet will rot – literally.
Trench foot has its name from the disease that debilitated WWI soldiers during trench
warfare in wet and cold conditions. In spite of its association with the military,
equally at risk are outdoor workers, hunters, hikers and anglers. They often wear
tight-
Although trench foot and immersion foot are non-
Immersion Foot
Trench foot is a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary and cold conditions.
Tropical immersion foot (also known as "Paddy foot") is a skin condition of the feet seen after continuous immersion of the feet in water or mud of temperature above 22 degrees Celsius for two to ten days
Affected feet become numb and then turn red or blue. As the condition worsens, they may swell. Advanced immersion foot often involves blisters and open sores, which lead to fungal infections; this is sometimes called jungle rot.
If left untreated, immersion foot usually results in gangrene, which can require
amputation. If immersion foot is treated properly, complete recovery is normal, though
it is marked by severe short-
Source: Wikipedia
