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lara | 14:54 Fri 30th May 2003 | History
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how did the black death start?
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The Black Death was caused by the bacterium Pasteurella pestis, transmitted by the fleas on rats. It ravaged Europe in the 14th century, killing about one third of the population, having started in China. It came to England, when a ship from Calais landed at Melcombe Regis in Dorset in 1348.
15:47 Fri 30th May 2003
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I was taught it was Yersinia pestis QM, but I expect they are the same thing.
19:08 Fri 30th May 2003
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Correct, j2buttonsw, they are the same bacterium. Originally called Pasteurella, it was later renamed Yersinia.
19:55 Fri 30th May 2003
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I also read that it came over here from traders (i think) in another country & the disease then travelled all over the country in the form of fleas that carried it, they were carried by rats & then the fleas started biting humans, giving them the disease. xx
10:56 Sat 31st May 2003
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So it Came over in a ship from Calais. FANTASTIC! Another thing to blame Asylum seekers & the French for!
12:12 Wed 04th Jun 2003

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