I understand that it was from the bite of fleas which came from rats. So the plague came to Europe because of rats on ships bringing the crusaders back from the Middle East. Because it was from fleas, this made it possible for the plague to be transported in cloth for example, yet people nursing plague victims did not "catch" the plague from the victim, but only if they too were bitten by a flea carrying the virus. "Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks is a work of fiction based on the real story of the village where plague broke out, and which isolated itself from all outside contact. I can thoroughly recommend it. Eleanor 11833 On 28 Feb 2008, at 15:40, Dkn72a@aol.com wrote: > Medically, what actually caused the Plague ? > > Diane 10813 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message