What caused illnesses in ancient Rome?

Answer 1

Plagues erupted at various times, but the real killers were Infectious Diseases like malaria (Plasmodium Falciparium, the most dangerous form), tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and certain digestive ailments like gastroenteritis.

Answer 2

Malaria-Good food and rest was all you could to back then to heal yourself.

Cold, flu and fever-Willow bark will cure it, though it will give you a stomach ach. (Willow bark is an aspirin)

Plague-Good food, rest and isolation would help you back then...most people died from it. You were lucky if you survived.

Answer 3

The worse killed in the city of Rome was malaria, which came in its most lethal strain. Other major diseases were tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and digestive problems. Death rated were high because of the high temperatures of the summer, overcrowding, poor hygiene, malnutrition, and high rates on Immigration. Malaria also made people more vulnerable to other diseases. Several thousands people died each year.

Answer 4

Illnesses in ancient Rome were caused by the generally crowded living conditions, garbage, waste, both human and animal, in the streets, and the high summer heat. Many outbreaks of the "plague" occurred under these conditions. The Tiber also periodically flooded leaving the city victim to water born diseases in the floods aftermath.

Answer 5

Fever, Rabies, Cold, Malaria.