People learn from past experiences.

That's what researchers figured out as they learn more about the way Venetians dealt with the Black Plague centuries ago, in hopes that they might learn how to handle the Ebola Virus.

They believe that the experiences from the past will teach them how to handle today's highly infectious diseases.

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During 1347, Venice became an infamous epicenter for the Black Plague that caused the death of 75 to 200 million people in Europe.

That time venetians considered this as an act of God or a Vampire Attack which made them resort to prayers and rituals.

However, researchers believe that if there is one thing venetians learned from the Black Plague it is resilience management.

Researchers said that instead of targeting the cause of the disease that they could hardly understood.

They focused on managing physical movement like social interaction and collected data about the disease.

State Authorities on this time had systematized inspections, quarantine stations and protective clothing.

Researchers think that they could learn a thing or two about how Venetians handled the Black Plague.

They believe that the resilience management that Venetians did during that time can address the ability to prepare, recover and adapt to unexpected threats.

Researchers said that resilience management can be the guide to deal with the current Ebola outbreak in Africa.

Aside from this, they also believe that this can also address other issues like population growth and climate change.

Researchers believe that by looking back at what Venetian officials did century ago they could figure out how to handle Ebola Virus.

They explained that through a systematic resilience approach can provide an effective way of dealing unknown and unquantifiable treats that frequently increases in an outbreak.