Lice may have been just as responsible for spreading the plague as rats and fleas, suggests a new study. The findings challenge widespread views of how the Black Death wreaked havoc in the Middle ...

Researchers thought the bacterium would infect fleas on rats, and when the rats died, the fleas would jump to humans, infecting them. Rats are also thought to be responsible for spreading more recent ...

In the 14th century, a terrifying disease dubbed the “Black Death” swept through Europe. Spread by fleas, it devastated the continent and killed nearly half the population. But the plague’s ...

The Black Death, believed to be bubonic plague ... Uh, Bubonic Plague is uh, carried by uh, fleas uh, on the backs of rodents. Uh, in the Middle Ages, probably black rats were most common and….

Bubonic plague, or "the black death," had raged throughout Europe and ... Ogata wrote "one should pay attention to insects like fleas for, as the rat becomes cold after death, they leave their ...

The Black Death was a serious disease that killed millions ... This form was mainly spread by fleas carried by rats. Pneumonic plague attacked the victim’s lungs and was spread by personal ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. I've been caring for patients of this horrible plague these last few months. Many other doctors have fled the city ...

Born in Malaysia and educated at Cambridge, Wu struggled to be taken seriously as he attempted to convince colleagues the plague was not only transmitted by fleas ... From the Black Death to ...