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Black death was spread by flea bites. Flea bites transferred Yersinia pestis bacterium.
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What black death plague have to d with shakespeare?
the black Death had nothing to do with Shakespeare,the plague was caused by the Flea off the rat.
Can you die from a flea bite?
Not normally. However if the flea is carrying plague then this could kill you.
What is known today about how the bubonic plague is caused?
In a nutshell, bubonic plague is an infection of the lymph nodes resulting from the bite of an infected flea. The flea gets infected by biting an infected rodent, usually a rat or mouse. When the rodent dies, the flea seeks another host--another rodent or a human.
What is the name of the flea that began the Black death plague?
Rat flea that caused the Black Plague ( 1347 to 1352): Xenopsylla cheopis This disease killed a third of the population of 14th century Europe, and just as many, if not more, rats.
The bubonic plague is a disease caused by the infestation of which insect?
Flea
Did the rats in the black death bite people?
Some likely did, but it was more likely that one would be bitten by a plague carrying flea that came off a dead rat.
How is the bacterium that causes bubonic plague transmitted?
It is transmitted by a bite of an infected flea that lives on a rat.
What was in the flea bite in the black death?
i duno why you asking me
What common aliment is the black death like until day 3?
3-7 days after the flea bite transmitting bubonic plague, flu-like symptoms occur.
Was the black death passed on by person to person?
It was caused by a bacterium called Yersinia pestis which was carried by the bite of a flea,spreading from person to person.
How plague is caused by rats?
Yes, they did get sick from the plague, in fact they were one of the animals in the chain of links which enabled us humans to catch the plague, (from the flea bites the rats were getting). In general this was bad for all the countries affected by the black death as it would leave the villages, towns, cities etc in a bad condition, which could cause even more disease in the long run.
How did the black plague effect people?
the infected flea would jump on to a human and bite them wich would infect the person.
