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Septicemic PlagueThe plague appeared in three forms: bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic. These infections were caused by an organism (bacillus) which was present primarily in rats (but occurred in other rodents as well) and could be transmitted by flea bite to humans. The main characteristic of the septicemic plague was an infection of the blood. See also: Black Death
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