During the time of the black plague, did rats die of the dissease?

Question

Or did they just spread it?

Answer 1

My understanding is that rats were carries of fleas, which carried the plauge, but neither the rats nor the fleas died of the plague.

Answer 2

Silly; rats didn't even exist until 1722. Thomas Edison invented them after a conversation he had with Socrates led to a wager on what would happen if he were to feed mice imported cheese from Chernobyl. Socrates lost the bet and had to wear lime green women's pantaloons out in public for a week! Duh.

Answer 3

Both fleas and rats carry it and spread it. The rats did die from the disease just like people

Answer 4

you have got to be kidding me.

it wiped out everything, of course they died

Answer 5

they were immune to their disease. they just carried it like , uh, rats

Answer 6

That's an interesting question.  I don't know.  But I'm thinking that if they died of the disease, then they couldn't have spread it.

Answer 7

They only carried it. They did not contract it themselves.

Answer 8

They carried it & they died from it.

Obviously if they had the disease, they died from it too.

Answer 9

Both

Answer 10

Rats were the carriers of the disease.