The History Channel: Pint Size History - The Black Death

The History Channel's own pub historian explains why the Black Death made it so awful to live in the Middle Ages.

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• peasants

[xander7ful]

@puffyamiyumi1215 That's right. Only they call it Hanta Virus.  Same disease, different name, and they hope we won't notice.

[insidethefall78]

After that cheerful and optimistic segment, I think I need a beer too

[TheMRFATMAN2]

thhis is stupid

[CrashMarket]

@jopeon I wonder why coloidial silver was not used during this terrible period,because silver is very anti bacterial

[larrydelamb]

curable maybe but it would definitely take hold if society broke down. for instance as a result of nuclear war. its a wonder it didnt take hold during the trench warfare of world war one where the rats and fleas were endemic?

[jopeon]

the black death is no longer a threat to humans if treated early enough

antibiotics do the job well

if left untreated you die, most people would go to the doctor if weird black boils and fever struck

[WunderDoob]

I'm guessing most humans are now immune to that bacteria. At least, that's what I'd like to think...then again the bacteria could always mutate.

[basilbrushnz]

@tjttzcspplt what? of course there are bacterial vaccines i.e typhoid

[tjttzcspplt]

Vaccines can only protect against viruses. I believe several antibiotics, run-of-the-mill ones take care of it just fine. We have other fish to fry than bubonic plague.

[DenseMetal]

its easy to cure via anti biotics since its bacterial, chill out doom sayers.