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__**The Spread: **__ The black plague was spread by fleas on rats, The rats would go on the In [|Medieval England], the Black Death was to kill 1.5 million people out of an estimated total of 4 million people between **1348** and**1350.** Bubonic plague is not usually spread directly from person to person. Small rodents, such as rats, mice, squirrels, and weasels, carry the infection. These animals have fleas that are infected with the plague bacteria. People may get exposed to the bacteria from flea bites or from direct contact with an infected animal. Next page Previous page