PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoFor the anti-bathing fad, you'll want to look to the mid-late Renaissancelemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1237
arrow-up1237imageFor the anti-bathing fad, you'll want to look to the mid-late Renaissancelemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squarecows_are_underrated@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoCorrect me if im wrong, but what you have to think about is the pest. It was so deadly, because the hygiene (in terms of the streets) was terrible causing massive rat populations and therefore spreading the disease.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoThat’s more about trash disposal than personal hygiene, though.
minus-squarerimmedalpha@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoHygiene of the streets/city is called sanitation.
Correct me if im wrong, but what you have to think about is the pest. It was so deadly, because the hygiene (in terms of the streets) was terrible causing massive rat populations and therefore spreading the disease.
That’s more about trash disposal than personal hygiene, though.
Hygiene of the streets/city is called sanitation.