▲ 357 ▼ No one can claim having more superior jeans. Even the feared Mongols fell out of fashion. (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world to c/historymemes@lemmy.world 166 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Plaque isn't spread by corpses, but by fleas permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://historycollection.com/mongols-used-plague-biological-weapon/ It also is spread by the buboes on the bodies that rupture and spread infected pus and bloos. Throw a bunch of bodies over a wall and one will eventually infect someone inside, who will infect everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago I mean... theorethically it could have helped spread it to the particular city, but I don't think that would've influenced the epidemic spread of the disease much. Locked-in besieged cities would -in themselves- been prime locations for the disease to teke hold. In fact, your own article basicly states as much: However, there’s no reason to tie the biological attack at Caffa with the introduction of the disease. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://historycollection.com/mongols-used-plague-biological-weapon/ It also is spread by the buboes on the bodies that rupture and spread infected pus and bloos. Throw a bunch of bodies over a wall and one will eventually infect someone inside, who will infect everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago I mean... theorethically it could have helped spread it to the particular city, but I don't think that would've influenced the epidemic spread of the disease much. Locked-in besieged cities would -in themselves- been prime locations for the disease to teke hold. In fact, your own article basicly states as much: However, there’s no reason to tie the biological attack at Caffa with the introduction of the disease. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago I mean... theorethically it could have helped spread it to the particular city, but I don't think that would've influenced the epidemic spread of the disease much. Locked-in besieged cities would -in themselves- been prime locations for the disease to teke hold. In fact, your own article basicly states as much: However, there’s no reason to tie the biological attack at Caffa with the introduction of the disease. permalink fedilink source parent