Forms of the Plague: Transmission, Symptoms & Prevention

The bacteria that causes plague, 'Yersinia pestis,' continues to exist in a cycle involving rodents and the fleas they carry. In urban areas or places with thick rat infestations, the plague bacteria may cycle between rodents and their fleas. The last urban outbreak of rat-associated plague in America happened in the city of Los Angeles between the year of 1924-1925.
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