Re: Black Death timeline

SolomonW <SolomonW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:

Quarantine was the only successful method to work in medieval times, yet
how could quarantine work if rats were carriers?

Curious that you mention it. But the Italians were aware of
contagion. At one town in northern Italy (I can't check my
books now, not being home) a ship carrying sick sailors was
quarantined. Though it was allowed to tie up at the pier,
guards were set and nobody was allowed on or off the ship.

The rat guard for lines hadn't yet been invented. You know
the rest.

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--- Paul J. Gans
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