The majority of deaths caused by waterborne illnesses result from dehydration due to severe diarrhea.

By focusing on hydration and implementing strict quarantine measures, Pisa was able to conclude the epidemic with relatively minimal losses, considering the nature of such outbreaks.

“Thank you! Truly, Baron, thank you! My family will never forget this debt—not even if we fall to ruin!”

The mayor bent his back so deeply in gratitude that I half-wondered if his spine would snap.

If this were a Confucian culture, he’d probably be bowing three times and knocking his head to the ground nine times like Korean …