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Let's flip this around a bit. Who would have a better chance of survival, one of us transported back to the Middle Ages, or a person in the Middle Ages transpor
by makaimc 18y ago
Let's flip this around a bit. Who would have a better chance of survival, one of us transported back to the Middle Ages, or a person in the Middle Ages transported to 2009?
I'd say we have a better shot at living a longer period of time (over a year) since we could take basic precautions against disease and germs. The Middle Ages guy/gal would probably die of our modern germs within a few days (similar to the Indians when they met European explorers).
- dag 18y agoAs I recall, most of the Native deaths were from smallpox, measles, typhoid, diphtheria, and the bubonic plague. Not exactly common diseases these days. I don't think that the Middle Ages person would do too badly, though we would definitely do better as we have MMR and other mandatory vaccinations.