The primary reason people living in port cities were some of the earliest victims of the bubonic plague is that the plague spread along sea trade routes. Port cities were hubs of trade and travel, where ships frequently arrived and departed, facilitating the quick exchange of goods and people. This made them prime locations for the introduction and spread of the disease.
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An untitled map of Europe showing the spread of the bubonic plague by marine routes. In 1347 the bubonic plague followed marine routes, spreading to nearly all countries along the coast by 1348. The plague spread further inland between 1348 and 1351.
Why were people living in port cities some of the earliest victims of the plague?
The plague spread along sea trade routes.
People fleeing the plague traveled on the sea.
The germs for the plague lived in ocean water.
People in port cities ate fish affected by the plague.
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