What Was the Black Death?
8. Were Animals Affected by the Black Death?
The plague did not just affect humans, it infected animals as well. In fact, whole colonies of rodents were wiped out by it. This caused the most significant issue in crowded cities and towns, as fleas looking for new hosts carried the disease from rats to humans.
However, some countryside villages were also impacted by the plague due to smugglers and traveling merchants spreading the disease. Sheep and cattle were especially affected, causing farmers to lose livestock and even causing a wool shortage.
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