[DOC] [TLE] Plague (disease) - Wikipedia [PAR] Plague is an infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. 
Depending on lung infection, or sanitary conditions, plague can be spread in .... 
There are bumps on the skin that look somewhat like insect bites; these are 
usually red, and ... Much like the Black Death that spread through medieval 
Europe, some... [DOC] [TLE] Bubonic plague - Wikipedia [PAR] Bubonic plague is one of three types of bacterial infection caused by Yersinia 
pestis. Three to ... Bubonic plague is mainly spread by infected fleas from small 
animals. ... The flea is parasitic on house and field rats, and seeks out other prey 
when its ... In the Late Middle Ages (13401400) Europe experienced the most 
deadly... [DOC] [TLE] Black Death backtrack: Don't blame the rats, the plague was 'spread ... [PAR] Aug 18, 2011 ... For centuries rats have been blamed for spreading the Black Death, helping to ... 
The rodents spread the plague from China to Europe and it hit Britain in 1348. ... 
spread from person to person in crowded medieval cities, Dr Sloane said. ... 
These would have survived the centuries in the timber waterfronts in... [DOC] [TLE] The Great Famine and the Black Death | 1315-1317, 1346-1351 ... [PAR] Lectures in Medieval History, the Great Famine and the Black Death, by Dr. Lynn 
Harry ... these calamities altered the path of European development in many 
areas. ... but none with such a large population to feed, and none that persisted 
for so long. .... They then spread the disease to other rats, from which other fleas 
were... [DOC] [TLE] 4 Epidemiology of the Black Death and Successive Waves of Plague [PAR] The area of Europe covered over time by the Black Death in the five years 1347 
to ... In almost every case, these plague officials could identify the spread of the 
.... resulted from rodent fleas feeding off rodents (principally rats) and then biting 
..... as the Middle Ages, contemporaries knew about insects and classified them. [DOC] [TLE] The Plague: Types, Causes & Symptoms - Healthline [PAR] Nov 19, 2015 ... In medieval times, the plague, or "black death," was responsible for the deaths of 
millions of people in Europe. ... When the bacteria spread to the lungs, you have 
pneumonic plague  the ... fed on infected animals like mice, rats, rabbits, 
squirrels, chipmunks, and prairie dogs. ... These symptoms include:. [DOC] [TLE] Black Death - Bubonic Plague in Sicily - Best of Sicily Magazine [PAR] The Black Death was the bubonic plague that swept its way across Europe 
during ... pestis, was transmitted with fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) infesting black 
rats (but also certain other animals). Humans were usually infected when bitten 
by these fleas. ... The flea starts to feed on a host, and in this way the disease 
spreads. [DOC] [TLE] Molecular Clues Hint at What Really Caused the Black Death [PAR] Sep 7, 2011 ... But did this disease really cause the Black Death? The story behind this near-
apocalypse in 14th century Europe is not ... Sicily, according to Samuel Cohn, a 
professor of medieval history at the ... the modern plague pandemic are believed 
to have been spread by rats .... These Dogs Are Living The Dream! [DOC] [TLE] INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN HISTORY - Urbanrim.org.uk [PAR] measles / German measles. plague scarlet fever / puerperal fever smallpox ... 
Any disease that is able to spread among the community may for normal ... These 
agents are called vectors (Latin vectus, one who carries) and are ..... When the 
flea takes a blood feed from an infected rat, the flea itself often becomes infected. [DOC] [TLE] Bristletail (Insects) - In Depth Tutorials and Information [PAR] Bubonic plague, a devastating bacterial disease most commonly transmitted by ... 
usually the common rat flea Xenopsylla cheopis that has fed on an infected 
rodent. ... flea Pulex irritans contributed to the plague pandemics of medieval 
Europe. .... rats, thus demonstrating the importance of these rodents in 
transmission. [DOC] [TLE] b ubonic p lague

Question: The bubonic plague of Medieval Europe was spread by these insects feeding on rats
Answer: fleas