brownie81
brownie81 t1_j5264hd wrote
Reply to comment by bubba4114 in The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all by Rear-gunner
That is my understanding of it but I’m not too knowledgeable on the subject. This study was specifically about there being no natural plague reservoirs in Europe, due to various factors.
The actual study is pretty interesting.
brownie81 t1_j50jkb5 wrote
Reply to comment by Doobledorf in The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all by Rear-gunner
Sorry yes I suppose I just mean it had spread to human communities. Thanks!
brownie81 t1_j5066tj wrote
Reply to comment by Rear-gunner in The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all by Rear-gunner
I could only skim the article but it seems like their research was focused on the animal reservoirs in Europe and the fact that rats are slow-moving mammals so wouldn't necessarily facilitate a rapid spread.
My understanding was that the rats were only the vector on the trade ships from the east and the actual spread through Europe was primarily done by humans. I suppose I just don't fully understand their hypothesis.
PS: I checked out the actual published research and it's more clear. The research is confirming the hypothesis that there weren't significant plague reservoirs in Europe. The original article is a bit clickbaity I guess is all. Tries to make it seem like some epic debunking or something lol.
brownie81 t1_j4zypcw wrote
I always thought the prevailing knowledge was that the fleas on the rats were how it got from the east to the west, and then once it was rooted it spread through human contact.
brownie81 t1_jadx7m3 wrote
Reply to What movie do you quote the most ? by I_serve_Anubis
Superbad. Lord of the Rings. Everything else is basically the Simpsons.