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7. The Plague was believed to be caused by bad air.

Many people at the time believed that the Plague was a result of the release of "bad air" from the ground, due to earthquakes nearby. The earthquakes did lead to an increase in the number of rats in the area (some texts even describe "seas of rats" swimming through water or running through the streets). However, the air was not the problem. Other wild theories included divine punishment of the Europeans for their sins, and that the Jewish population was poisoning the water.

 

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