Apparently, it was air-borne.
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/mar/29/black-death-not-spread-rat-fleas-london-plague
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/mar/29/black-death-not-spread-rat-fleas-london-plague
Life Sciences Black death was not spread by rat fleas, say researchers
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It's scary to think that the bacteria (Yersinia Pestis) is still around, occasionally causing small outbreaks here and there around the globe.
