If they didn’t have good medical care (and I think that the Azteks had almost no medical technology), they could very easily die of salmonella poisoning. Diarrhea is a common symptom of salmonella poisoning, and severe diarrhea can be fatal without treatment.
I can attest to that.
Had an “enterovirus of unknown origin” a couple of years ago.
About squirted myself to death. When my son took me to the ER, my BP was 60/40 and I was in acute renal failure.
My brother also got it, but not quite as severe. We had both eaten the same chimichanga lunch special at a local Mex joint.
What do i know, i’m a guy :)
I thought my family just stayed home like it was the flu till they were better.
I guess you’re saying there are treatments for it now?
The only treatment i see is drinking fluids.
Nothing else.
Even now. Odd.
Even if only 40 percent survived, that does not wipe out an entire civilization. I might have to actually read the whole article now :)
Even the article says it would have killed 15 percent who got it back then.
They think other illnesses contributed to the demise of the civilization
Kind of false title.