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fubo t1_jaf08wu wrote on February 28, 2023 at 11:25 PM

Reply to comment by Viseprest in [eli5] Black plaque was not exactly cured, how did it just disappear from Europe in 1353? by Linzold

Once a blood-borne infection is sufficiently common, it doesn't matter which little biting parasite is carrying it. It may have jumped from rat-flea-human to human-louse-human transmission.