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The Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) is a parasite of rodents, primarily of the genus Rattus, and is primary vector for Bubonic Plague and murine typhus.

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When was Oriental rat flea created?

Oriental rat flea was created in 1903.


What is the scientific name for cow flea?

There is no such thing as a "cow flea". However, there are several other species of fleas that actually exist.Cat Flea: Ctenocephalides felisDog Flea: Ctenocephalides canisHuman Flea: Pulex irritansNorthern Rat Flea: Nosopsyllus fasciatusOriental Rat Flea: Xenopsylla cheopis


What type of flea carried the Black Death?

The flea associated with the Black Death is the Oriental rat flea. There is a link below to an article on this flea.


How do you say Rat Flea in the scientific meaning?

Rattus Norvegicus is the scientific name of a rat.


How was the flea get in contact with the black death bacteria?

The flea was a parasite on a black rat which carried the disease


Should you get a rat in a flea market?

Eh? Really, NO.


Did a animal start the bubonic plague?

yes, it was the flea wich fed on the rat


Does a flea die when it feeds on the rat?

Not at all. It gets enough nutrients to lay eggs on the rat's skin.


What were the real causes of the black death?

Oriental Rat Flea


Where was the black death started?

It starts all with a flea that jumps upon a rat.


How do i kill my rat's fleas with out killing my pet rat in the process?

Petstores sell anti flea sprays especially made for small animals.


What were the fleas on a rat called?

There are two species of fleas that are associated primarily with rats and mice: the northern rat flea (Nosopsyllus fasciatus), and the Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis).It has been widely speculated that rats, carrying Oriental rat fleas infected with a bacteria called Yersinia pestis (which can infect humans with bubonic plague), were responsible for the Black Death plague epidemic.