NPR: lice https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1211559830 lice en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 06 May 2025 23:04:05 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: lice https://www.npr.org/tags/1211559830/lice Don't just blame rat fleas. Lice may have helped spread 'black death' plague The mystery: How did bubonic plague spread so rapidly? Could rat fleas have done it all? A new study points the finger at lice as possible accomplices. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:37:37 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/05/30/g-s1-1808/bubonic-plague-black-death-middle-ages-lice-rat-fleas https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/05/30/g-s1-1808/bubonic-plague-black-death-middle-ages-lice-rat-fleas Yersinia pestis infection — that's the cause of the plague — depicted in orange/red in the glands.
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The mystery: How did bubonic plague spread so rapidly? Could rat fleas have done it all? A new study points the finger at lice as possible accomplices.

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A new study shows how the annoying little louse has hitchhiked around the world with humans and has much to teach us about history.

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