who discovered that rats were the carrier of the bubonic plague?

Subject: who discovered that rats were the carrier of the bubonic plague?

Date: Wed Apr 5 13:35:52 2000
Posted by Brandy
Grade level: undergrad School: university at buffalo
City: buffalo State/Province: NY Country: USA
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 954959752.Me

Message:


Who disovered that rats were the carrier of the bubonic plague and who 
figured out how to stop the bubonic plague?  And if this was not 
discovered until later, how did the bubonic plague end?  What caused the 
outbreaks to slim down and almost disappear?

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