There are three types of common bubonic plague. Classic bubonic plague is transmitted through the bite of an infected flea or rodent. Flea bites are the most common mode of infection. There is a block in the flea’s gut which prevents it from fully digesting and metabolizing its food source. The flea is starving and full at the same time and as it sucks the blood from its victim it is also regurgitating contaminated blood back up and into the dermis of the victim. The bacteria is then drained via interstitial fluid into the nearby lymph node. Another way for the bacteria to be transmitted is through contact with an infected rodents blood or tissue such as might happen when hunting and skinning game. Classic bubonic plague affects
