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What was it called when fleas carried by rats were killing europeans?

The answer is bubonic plaque


The bubonic plague was carried by?

The carrier of this plague is the rats the carrier of the plague is actually fleas and ticks because they bite the rats and give them the plague. So the carriers of the plague are most rodents, ticks, and fleas.


Where is the Black Bubonic Plague stored?

in the fleas that were carried around on rats


What were the causes of the back death?

bubonic plague carried by rats and spread by fleas


When did The Black Occur?

Black Plague or Bubonic Plague started in Europe around 1347, when the rats came to town. They carried a flea which carried a bacteria called yersinia pestis. There were many out breaks of this disease. 1300's to late 1600's.


What disease is spread by rat fleas?

The rats and fleas carried the black death ** Correction... Rat fleas carried the Bubonic Plague. There is still speculation as to whether the black death was actually bubonic plague as there are very many differences between the pandemics. One theory is that the black death was actually Ebola.


What insect can give you bubonic plague?

The Bubonic Plague was a disease carried by the flea, who spread the disease by infesting rats. When the rat died of Bubonic Plague, the flea would search for another host to feed on, namely humans.


Who started the bubonic plague?

Rats and fleas carried the disease and spread it to the people of Europe.


When sailors travled from Asia back to Europe what did they bring with them that carried the bubonic plague?

TROJANS!


Where in the body does bubonic plague happen?

Most commonly in the lymph nodes. You get the bubonic plague most commonly through infected fleas carried by rats or animals. It is very rare in the united states.


Can you prevent Bubonic Plague?

To be cured from the Bubonic Plague you can use antibiodics. In the previous bubonic plagues when it was a plague there was no cure.


What connection was there between witchcraft and the bubonic plague?

rats <><><> Bubonic Plague is transmitted by fleas, which were carried by rats. There was a fear of witches, and of the "familiar" of a witch- the cat- so cats were killed. When cats were killed, rat population increased. Increase in rats meant more cases of bubonic plague.