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Plague is transmitted by.

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Plague is transmitted by rat fleas.

Rat fleas carry the pathogen of plague.

It transfers the pathogen from dead rats to human beings.

Yersinia pestis is a short gram-negative rod shaped bacteria that causes plague.

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