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Insects, fleas and lice, enemies of pirates and sailors

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The louse is another insect that transmits disease. Above all, he likes to live between his hair and it was very common.

Boats full of fleas and lice

Sailors and pirates lived in crowds on ships. Because of this and the lack of hygiene, diseases were spread transmitted by insects, fleas and lices.

At that time ignorance was in the ships and on land to port and starboard

They transmitted diseases between Sailors and Pirates

Fleas: Something very common at the time. The Louse was very widespread among the population of ships and even on land

The lack of hygiene of the time and the poor living conditions on the boats favored their presence

Crammed into the boats

The lack of space on ships, where sailors and pirates lived crowded together, made it easier for lice to spread among them.

They did not change their clothes, nor did they clean

It was usual that for convenience and the difficulty of cleaning it in the sea, people did not change their clothes.

The fleas

Worse than their discomfort were the diseases they transmitted

Pulga tan habitual en los barcos
The flea is one of the tiny insects that transmitted diseases due to the lack of hygiene of the time

Little annoyance leads to disease

Transmitter of disease in large groups of people

At that time it was not considered medically important, it was only considered a nuisance. They were not known to transmit diseases rapidly.

Typhus

As long as a case appeared on the ship, lice and fleas quickly spread the disease among sailors and pirates.

Salt water cleaning

In places where there were rules and it forced to wash clothes, as in large warships, it was done wrong. Cleaning with fresh water was prohibited because it was very scarce. Cleaning with sea water was incomplete and caused later discomfort.

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