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The Bubonic Plague

A bacterial disease carried by fleas that feed on rats, it has afflicted human beings for more than 1,000 years. The factors responsible for its alternate rise and fall remain a mystery

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 258 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “The Bubonic Plague” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 258 No. 2 (), p. 118
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0288-118