Diseases of Entomological Importance
World War II United States Armed Forces, 1940-45
Disease
|
1940-1941
|
1942-1943
|
1942-1945
|
---|---|---|---|
Diarrhea, Dysentery
|
20,976
|
199,505
|
523,331
|
Dengue
|
656
|
23,192
|
84,093
|
Malaria
|
8,233
|
178,594
|
460,936
|
Filariasis
|
0
|
--
|
1,653
|
Sand fly fever
|
0
|
--
|
12,438
|
Scabies
|
--
|
21,286
|
--
|
Typhus
|
0
|
0
|
7,352
|
Data from Statistical Health Reports, Division of Medical Statistics, Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army