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the rats came from Asia and the rats tranfred it to fleas and the fleas gave it to the white people

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Is bubonic plague transmitted by rats?

The Bubonic Plague otherwise known as black dealth was originally spread by a type of insect I believe similar to a mosquito. In Asia, around India, has a huge collection of rats and the disease was passed to the rats. Rats then got in sewers and other commonly used places by Europeans and so they got the plague


Are rats more feared than mice because they are bigger?

Yes, in part. But also, rats are darker in both hair color and eye color, which makes them appear dirty. Rats have also been known to attack when cornered, and spread more diseases (like bubonic plague) than mice.


How are rats dangerous to man?

Rats can carry diseases such as leptospirosis, hantavirus, and plague, which can be transmitted to humans through contact with their urine, feces, or bites. They can also cause damage to property by gnawing on wires, insulation, and structural materials. Additionally, they can contaminate food and spread parasites like fleas and ticks.


Will a rats omly come out when it dark?

Well, A Little While Ago We Had Rats In Our House, And They Only Came Out When It Was Dark, But Rats Will Come Out If It's Light And They Dont Fear Anything. I used To Have A Pet Rat And She Was Out In The Light, But Became Fun At Night In The Dark.


Do rats and mice come from the gutter?

The rat is a native of Asia, and was unknown in Europe during ancient times, except in ports where ships from Asia docked. The first kind of rat to reach Europe was the black rat, which came from southern Asia during the 13th century and helped spread the bubonic plague, a disease that killed about one-third of the people in Europe. of course they are now widely spread everyone and are now taken in homes in cages as pets.

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How did the bubonic plauge get to Europe and England?

The plauge got to Europe and England by infected rats with infected fleas on them. They came from a ship and the rats and fleas started spreading the diseases throughout Europe and England.


How did people become infected with the plague?

Bubonic Plague was spread by being bitten by fleas that had bitten infected rats.


What carried the bubonic plague from town to town?

Fleas on rats and people who were already infected.


How was the bubonic plague transported?

By a Flea. They got to the rats first then when the rats died the fleas came for humans causing the Black or the Bubonic Plague


What disease spread quickly and killed many people in Europe?

the bubonic plague, spread by rats bitten bye infected fleas


What cause the bubonic plague?

Ships were transported back from China which were carrying black rats (Infected Rats) and the fleas that lived on them sucked their blood and then sucked humans blood, therefore giving us the infected blood, therefore giving us the bubonic plague.


The vector of transmission for Bubonic Plague is the?

Bubonic plague is usually transmitted by infected fleas. These fleas typically live on rodents, in particular rats.


What causes bubonic plague or black death?

The fleas infected the rats who spread the disease through the town causing the citizens to get it.


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.


Supernatural cause of black death?

The 'black death' is usually referenced to the bubonic plague in which fleas from rats infected many humans causing them severe sickness and resulted in death. The mortality rate for those infected with the bubonic plague was 30-75 percent.


What did philosophers believe caused the bubonic plague?

what caused the black death was rats from china cause when people from china would come over to Europe to deliver things they have made for the europeans and the rats came on the ship with these fleas on them and the fleas carried the bubonic plague witch got into the rats so when the people from china came over with this disease all the rats came out of the ship and the Chinese people died on the ship with the disease it caused the bubonic plague to happen witch it did so that's what happened.


What do modern scientists believe were the reasons for the spread of the bubonic plague?

They still believe it was fleas that were infected by the bubonic plague lived and fed off of the rats. When the rats walked around the people of London the fleas would jump onto them and bite thus giving it to humans.