• ikidd
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    2 years ago

    Its almost like westerners came up with the germ theory of disease tranamission and adjusted their sanitation methods to prevent it.

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      2 years ago

      I agree! But also both Hinduism and Islam had cleanliness rituals baked into their religion. Maybe they were able to notice historically that periodic bathing multiple times a day, helped them to avoid diseases!