Economic issues also contributed to the fall of the Western Roman …show more content…
Rome and major cities became overcrowded, which spreads disease very easily and rapidly. In these cities there were public baths, which were at the optimal temperature to harbor bacteria, and were rarely cleaned. The sewage and drainage systems were not sanitary enough to prevent diseases from passing to other people. Furthermore, because of overcrowding, many romans lived in apartments, which had lead pipes. They also ate off of lead silverware and dishware. This caused many cases of lead poisoning. Another major disease was malaria. In the overcrowded cities there were none of the precautions like mosquito nets, that we have today to fend against this. Attila the Hun retreated from attacking Rome to avoid the rampant malaria there. In many ways, diseases were a major problem in the fall of the Western Roman