Did anyone at the time blame the Great Plague on rats or fleas?
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Slightly out of my era of interest, but I would think that the population knew nothing about viruses and bacteria, so any "culling" of animals would be clutching at straws. I would say that it was believed to be a punishment from God. Recent theories have exonerated rats and say the biggest spreader of plague was humans !
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