How did primitive tribes learn about sanitation? How did they learn that fecal matter near a water supply was bad?

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Was everyone just sick all the time? How did they keep everyone from dying?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Observation and evolution. The ones that observed unsanitary conditions made you sick and avoided those conditions survived and passed on their knowledge. The ones that didn’t notice died.

Doesn’t just apply to humans, lots of animals will have designated zones for their waste. That’s the evolution part, they probably don’t know why they are doing it, just that the ones that do survive.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Observation and evolution. The ones that observed unsanitary conditions made you sick and avoided those conditions survived and passed on their knowledge. The ones that didn’t notice died.

Doesn’t just apply to humans, lots of animals will have designated zones for their waste. That’s the evolution part, they probably don’t know why they are doing it, just that the ones that do survive.

Anonymous 0 Comments

The question itself points us in wrong direction. They haven’t learned, but this instinct was acquired during natural selection. The species that have stayed clear of infected waters, had a better chance of surviving and passing on their genetic material. Natural selection did all the hard learning work

Anonymous 0 Comments

The question itself points us in wrong direction. They haven’t learned, but this instinct was acquired during natural selection. The species that have stayed clear of infected waters, had a better chance of surviving and passing on their genetic material. Natural selection did all the hard learning work

Anonymous 0 Comments

Poop doesn’t smell good or taste good, keep it far away.

Hand washing is where you really start doing a level up in society.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Poop doesn’t smell good or taste good, keep it far away.

Hand washing is where you really start doing a level up in society.