Tag: yersinia pestis
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How the Plague Hijacked Fleas to Kill the World
The more fleas that survive, the more rats (and humans) that can become infected.
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How Does the Plague Kill People?
Every year, about seven Americans come down with plague. Yes, that plague, the one known as Black Death and which wiped out about one-third of Europe’s population in the mid-1300s.