Assertion: plague | /r/HasProperty | carried by rat
Facets:
value: in trade ships
type: OTHER
value: typically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, and is carried by animals such as rats, ground squirrels and prairie dogs, and their fleas.
text: This period was meant to forestall the spread of the plague, which was typically carried by the rats in trade ships.