Researchers actually did models on this, and it was actually determined, the black death spread too fast to be by rats! It was more likely human-to-human that spread the fleas!
Source: K.R. Dean, F. Krauer, L. Walløe, O.C. Lingjærde, B. Bramanti, N.C. Stenseth, & B.V. Schmid,
Human ectoparasites and the spread of plague in Europe during the Second Pandemic, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 115 (6) 1304-1309, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1715640115 (2018).
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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
The rats did nothing wrong!
FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
Meanwhile, Fleas are out walking around free
Patrik@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y
Researchers actually did models on this, and it was actually determined, the black death spread too fast to be by rats! It was more likely human-to-human that spread the fleas!
Source: K.R. Dean, F. Krauer, L. Walløe, O.C. Lingjærde, B. Bramanti, N.C. Stenseth, & B.V. Schmid,
Human ectoparasites and the spread of plague in Europe during the Second Pandemic, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 115 (6) 1304-1309, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1715640115 (2018).
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
No one nothing?
Rusty@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
PugJesus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Gone... reduced to boils
Rusty@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y