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Square, to the north of the City of London, during excavations carried out as part of the construction of the Crossrail train line, have suggested a different cause
"As an explanation [rat fleas] for the Black Death in its own right, it simply isn't good enough.
well, they were wrong, dead wrong.
Makes you wonder how much more of the history that we have been taught is wrong.
Thurisaz
reply to post by andy1972
then why did the Great Fire of London put an end to the plague?
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Khorvan
Wait if the Plague spread through the air then... the Plague Doctors were right all along.
en.wikipedia.org...
They filled their beaked masks with herbs and other things they thought would ward off bad smells thought to cause the plague. Many of them got sick themselves. Maybe the fleas got to them rather than the air.
The influenza or flu pandemic of 1918 to 1919, the deadliest in modern history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide–about one-third of the planet’s population at the time–and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims. More than 25 percent of the U.S. population became sick, and some 675,000 Americans died during the pandemic. The 1918 flu was first observed in Europe, the U.S. and parts of Asia before swiftly spreading around the world.
CharlieSpeirs
reply to post by VoidHawk
reply to post by andy1972
Well, watching the inconsiderate aholes who sneeze all over people when they have a cold or the flu, its easy to see how an airborn plague would QUICKLY spread.
To be fair... People can't stop a sneeze or a cough, & even if they cover up their mouth... Nothing used to do so is airtight & it spreads anyways!!!
I'm not advocating not covering up, but it's not the cause & affect... It's just inconsiderate!!!
Peace Void!!!
CharlieSpeirs
reply to post by VoidHawk
reply to post by andy1972
Well, watching the inconsiderate aholes who sneeze all over people when they have a cold or the flu, its easy to see how an airborn plague would QUICKLY spread.
To be fair... People can't stop a sneeze or a cough, & even if they cover up their mouth... Nothing used to do so is airtight & it spreads anyways!!!
I'm not advocating not covering up, but it's not the cause & affect... It's just inconsiderate!!!
Peace Void!!!