Avoid Baths: Renaissance MedicineWhy skipping the tub fueled a devastating pandemic.
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Historically Bad AdviceDiscover the fatal flaw in historical hygiene practices that cost millions of lives. Leading doctors once believed submerging the body in warm water opened pores to airborne diseases like the plague. Instead of washing, authorities urged citizens to dry rub and change their linens. This consensus created centuries of filth across Europe, inadvertently providing the perfect breeding ground for the fleas and lice that actually carried the infection.
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