Did Rats Spread the Black Death?
Carried by the Fleas on Rats, the Plague Initially Spread to Humans Near the Black Sea and Then Outwards to the Rest of Europe as a Result of People Fleeing...
Carried by the fleas on rats, the plague initially spread to humans near the Black Sea and then outwards to the rest of Europe as a result of people fleeing from one area to another.
Do rats carry plague?
Plague: This disease is carried by rats and transmitted by fleas in the process of taking a blood meal. Domestic rats are the most common reservoir of plague.
How did the Black Death spread so quickly?
The Black Death was an epidemic which ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1400. It was a disease spread through contact with animals (zoonosis), basically through fleas and other rat parasites (at that time, rats often coexisted with humans, thus allowing the disease to spread so quickly).
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