PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoFor the anti-bathing fad, you'll want to look to the mid-late Renaissancelemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1234arrow-down18
arrow-up1226arrow-down1imageFor the anti-bathing fad, you'll want to look to the mid-late Renaissancelemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squarecows_are_underrated@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days 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-up5·7 days agoThat’s more about trash disposal than personal hygiene, though.
minus-squarerimmedalpha@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days 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.