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Wednesday, 17 January 2018

RATS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BLACK DEATH?

A recent  research  has  suggested  that  humans were more  likely  to have  carried  the  plague  of fleas that killed  hundreds  of millions  in the 14th century   .This  revelation  was from  a computer  modelling  to how this dreadful  disease  continued to ravage Europe  into 19 th century. It has been  long thought  that  rats carrying  the bacterium  Yesinia Petis  were  the ones responsible  for  the Black Death. But  scientists  know  claim it was human  Ectoparasites. .fleas and lice... tallied more in  Thier computer  modelling. This research  was conducted by  the universities  of Oslo in Norway  and Ferrera in Italy which  in the data also  ruled out airborne transmission  .Thier is little  historical or archaeological evidence  according  to the universities  to support  claim that  human  Ectoparasites were more likely  than rats .

Read more https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/science-environment-42690577

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