Throughout most of human history, our cities have also found themselves home to a sneaky, tenacious and often problematic population of rats. While they’re certainly not as much of an issue as they ...

The plague first occurred in this country ... whose main job is to determine the degree of rat infestation aboard. While the doctor is examining the crew and passengers for quarantinable diseases ...

Photo: Rat Receiving Station set up as part of the War on Rats led by the U.S. Public Health Service. Millions of rats were killed and in 2 months no new cases of plague were reported. Bubonic ...