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For the anti-bathing fad, you'll want to look to the mid-late Renaissance (lemmy.world)
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[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Correct me if im wrong, but what you have to think about is the pest. It was so deadly, because the hygiene (in terms of the streets) was terrible causing massive rat populations and therefore spreading the disease.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

That's more about trash disposal than personal hygiene, though.

[–] rimmedalpha@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 week ago

Hygiene of the streets/city is called sanitation.