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In general, they didn't, any more than humans did. Bubonic Plague is deadly to rats and most rodents, just like it is to humans. However, given the very rapid breeding times of rats, bubonic plague is unable to wipe out entire rat populations. So, just as the Black Death didn't kill all humans (at least some were immune, and others recovered after infection), it doesn't kill all rats.

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