http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/health/black-death-plague-spread-by-humans-intl/index.html
Rats may be exonerated as black plague culprit 01:32
Story highlights
- Plague is caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis
- More than 1,800 people were infected with the plague last year
(CNN)One of the worst pandemics in human history, the Black Death, along with a string of plague outbreaks that occurred during the 14th to 19th centuries, was spread by human fleas and body lice, a new study suggests.
It was previously suggested that rodents, whose fleas can also transmit the bacteria behind the plague, were the main culprits behind Europe’s second pandemic of the disease that saw a string of outbreaks occur in succession.
Plague is caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis and is typically spread through the…
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