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sparky8098 t1_j51t4sp wrote
IIRC the prevailing theory was that it was Gerbils or Gerbils and fleas.
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Ferengi_Earwax t1_j51sgtn wrote
Reply to Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Ritual Wishing Well Filled With Over 100 Well-Preserved Artefacts by UAVet
Thanks great read!
bubba4114 t1_j51rtju wrote
Reply to comment by brownie81 in The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all by Rear-gunner
So to summarize, fleas on the rats introduced the plague to various parts of Europe via trade routes and then humans spread it from there?
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gerrineer t1_j51o5in wrote
By figuring out to get them down the stairs...or is that a cow?
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War_Hymn t1_j51nuo0 wrote
Reply to comment by Rear-gunner in The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all by Rear-gunner
I don't think fleas really care if they jump and feed on a human or rat. Especially given that the bubonic plague stem from wild marmots, not rats, from Mongolia in the first place.
War_Hymn t1_j51niou wrote
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Either way, the main culprit here is the flea.
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benrinnes t1_j51khap wrote
Traders picked it up from rodents, (via fleas), as they moved along the Silk Road through Asia. Thereafter it was spread by humans. When Russia expanded eastwards and made a pact with China to shut down the overland Silk Road, it mainly stopped.
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