Where did the plague come from?





 The plague started in the 1340’s and carried on for many, many years. They say it started in Europe, and went to Asia pretty quickly. Many people died of the plague quickly because they did not think that it would happen to them, or their friends and family. People did not take the precautions to make sure that their food and doors were sealed so rats and fleas couldn't get to them.

 The plague spread because of fleas, and fleas on rats. So the fleas were the main cause of it spreading so vigorously and killing many people. The fleas clung onto the rats and when the rats needed places for their nests they of course, went to ships. The ships probably had food and items for trade on them so the fleas were more than happy to get into that. When the food and items for trade were distributed, the plague spread even more rapidly! The fleas would cling on to people and bite them and then move from person to person. So you can say that the plague came from Europe if you are talking about a specific continent; but if you wanted to know a specific object or thing, the plague came from flea and fleas on rats.