Don't blame rats! Body lice may have spread the plague, study finds
Briefly

Lice may have been just as responsible for transmitting the disease, according to a new study.
A new study suggests that human body lice are more efficient at transmitting Yersinia pestis than previously thought.
Human body lice are blood-feeding parasites residing within clothing seams, capable of infecting salivary glands with the plague bacteria.
Read at Mail Online
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