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Black Death (Plagues)
How was the bubonic plague spread?
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January 12, 2015 2:03AM
rats infested with fleas carrying the bacterium.
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Where did the bubonic plague come from?

The Bubonic Plague originated in China. It was spread by the
fleas carried by rats going aboard ships and they were transported
to Italy, Greece and France, when the rats left the ships entering
cities and gave us the Bubonic Plague. The Pneumonic Plague was
spread by humans breathing in infected people's germs, this type of
Plague was more deadly, but it would have been the same
symptoms.