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Don't just blame rat fleas. Lice may have helped spread 'black death' plague
The mystery: How did bubonic plague spread so rapidly? Could rat fleas have done it all? A new study points the finger at lice as possible accomplices.
The plague which in the mid-14th century was also known as the Black Death devastated swaths of Europe, killing millions in under a decade.
One of the puzzles surrounding this ancient pandemic was h… [+6923 chars]
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