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During the Middle Ages, the most common idea about spread of disease was that the cause was bad air, which they called maisma. Believe it or not, one result of this belief was that medieval people bathed a lot.
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What were diseases spread in the middle ages by bugs?
Fleas spread the plague
When did diseases start to spread in the ghettos?
People were hungry and dirty. The ghettos were very dirty, which caused diseases. Also, human waste was thrown onto the streets.
Disease in the middle ages?
The best known disease of the middle ages, because of the destruction it caused, was the Black Death. Other diseases spread by vermin were problems, typhus being one. Water borne diseases, such as typhoid fever and dysentery, were problems. Small pox was a terrible scourge, and it killed many people. There were no antibiotics, so any disease that we might consider a mild problem could kill a person. People died from infected pimples and blisters. Surprisingly, the people of the middle ages were rather clean, because they believed cleanliness was next to godliness. But they had no clue when it came to the causes of diseases.
Diseases of the Holocaust?
Typhus is a disease spread by lice and this is what most of the people died of other than starvation and fatigue
What diseases did Ferdinand Magellan spread?
yes
What were diseases spread in the middle ages by bugs?
Fleas spread the plague
How did people believe diseases were spreading during Elizabethan times?
It is believed that diseases spread through the unsanitary citites and the dumping of trash in community rivers
What middle age diseases spread by insects?
Black plague by fleas
Were middle age diseases spread by insects?
Fleas spread the plague, mosquitoes spread various diseases ( still do). A lot of disease was caused by bad water with water born bacteria and pollution. The cause of cholera is bad water ( still is).
Which diseases do they spread?
Everything can spread diseases. What, 'which' are you concerned about?
How did people of the ancient Middle East spread their ideas?
The Middle East spread their ideas by warfare and conquests
How did people of ancient middle east spread their ideas?
The Middle East spread their ideas by warfare and conquests
Why do diseases spread more rapidly now a days?
The population is higher, so people are living closer together, making it easier to spread diseases that require close human contact to be spread.
How many gay people spread diseases?
All human beings, gay or straight, have the capacity to spread disease. More straight people spread disease than gay people.
Who identifies and tracks diseases as they occur in a group of people and develops methods to prevent or control the spread of diseases?
Epidemologist
What is the impact of toilet seats on the spread of communicable diseases?
People could have different diseases and put their butt on the seat
How are most diseases usually spread?
Most diseases are spread by germs.
