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- Black Death 'spread by humans not rats' http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42690577 50 comments
- Recent studies over at University of Oslo has found that the Black Death was not, indeed, spread by rats, but instead, the patterns of the plague, and the speed of infections, checked out the fact that the plague was spread by humans. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42690577 72 comments science
- Black Death spread by humans not rats. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42690577 23 comments europe
- Rats were not to blame for spread of plague during Black Death...rodents and their fleas were thought to have spread series of outbreaks in 14th-19th Century Europe...team from universities of Oslo and Ferrara now says...can be "largely ascribed to human fleas and body lice". http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42690577 86 comments worldnews
- Black Death 'spread by humans not rats', says new study from University of Oslo http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42690577 4 comments history
- Black Death 'spread by humans not rats' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42690577 3 comments science
Linking pages
- Why Are Squirrels Cute and Rats Gross? - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/07/squirrel-vs-rat-rodent-differences/661526/ 112 comments
- Plague: Ancient teeth reveal where Black Death began, researchers say - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61820604 50 comments
- China bubonic plague: Inner Mongolia takes precautions after case - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53303457 13 comments
- China bubonic plague: WHO 'monitoring' case but says it is 'not high risk' - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53325988 9 comments
- China bubonic plague: Inner Mongolia takes precautions after case - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53303457?amp%3Blink_location=live-reporting-story&intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld 6 comments
- Could You Survive the Black Death, the Sack of Rome and Other Historical Catastrophes? | History| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/could-you-survive-the-black-death-the-sack-of-rome-and-other-historical-catastrophes-180982313/ 0 comments
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