Humans, Not Rats, May Have Been Responsible for Spreading the Black Death
New research suggests that it may have been human fleas and body lice, rather than their rat counterparts, that were primarily responsible for spreading the bubonic plague.
New research suggests that it may have been human fleas and body lice, rather than their rat counterparts, that were primarily responsible for spreading the bubonic plague.
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