Basically washing our hands eliminated the black plague.
That’s not how it was spread. It was spread by fleas and other blood to blood contact if the person had to bubonic plague and, in later stages, through the air in close contact via infectious respiratory droplets if the person had the pneumonic plague.
LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 9 hours ago
More like fleas and other biting insects are more rare, and people generally do not tolerate sleeping around non-pet rats. It’s more living conditions than hygene.