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They did die. After they were infected by the fleas that were the original carriers, they got sick. They transmitted the virus inadvertantly through the food they nibbled off of in humans' pantries. Humans would eat this food and get infected with the black plague. Towards the end of their lives, as the virus progressed, the rats would go a tad loopy and bite humans, therefore directly transferring the virus to humans. The rats then died. Other creatures would feast on the rat's corpse and be infected. The cycle continued.
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How was the black death caught?
misquitos bit rats and the rats transferred it to the humans giving them the black death and when they die they burn their bodies
What insect carried the black death?
in the famine black rats and other rats carried black death
Is there still black death?
Yes. The Black Death was caused by fleas on black rats, so if there are rats there will be plague.
Where comes from the black death?
the black death was carried by fleas that were on rats and the rats were on boats and they were carried over
Where did the rats carry the plague of black death?
The rats carried flees in their fur during the black death
Why is it caused the black death?
The Black Death was caused from rats and fleas, there were many rats and fleas and so fleas bite rats and become infected, then they jump on humans biting them causing the Black Death.
What kind of illness was the black death?
the black death was made by rats
Where and how did the rats get the black death?
It was carried by the fleas that lived on the rats.
Did the black death come from rats?
yes, it certainly did. In Mongol army camps rats died and spread Black Death.
Why was the black death caused?
rats
Who were the culprits of the black death?
The rats
How was the black death contracted?
rats
