Submitted by Linzold t3_11eft2j in explainlikeimfive
ADDeviant-again t1_jaea5de wrote
Reply to comment by Linzold in [eli5] Black plaque was not exactly cured, how did it just disappear from Europe in 1353? by Linzold
Like everything else. You get it, and survive.
Also, plague did mutate, and morphed through history. When people got bitten by fleas it wasn't as deadly (still bad) as when transmission person to person (by coughing) became possible.
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