Which line best develop the central idea that the plague was a very deadly disease? “elizabethans do not understand infection and contagion as we do.” “in 1565 the people of bristol count up the plague victims for that year and arrive at the figure of 2,070 . .” “this last epidemic originates in portugal and is brought to devon by mariners.” “it is ironic that the great naval ships that deliver the english from the spanish threat bring another danger . .”

The line that best helps to develop the central idea that plague was a very deadly disease is  “In 1565 the people of Bristol count up the plague victims for that year and arrive at the figure of 2,070 . . .”

Explanation: This line counts the number of dead, thus showing that the disease is highly dangerous and devastating, being able to kill more than 1,000 people in a single year.

This line also indicates that the disease is contagious and spreads rapidly in the population, since in a single year it brought such a high number of dead and contaminated.