The bug that killed the Aztecs (probably)

[Duncan Head]

Probable identification of the bacterium behind the epidemic of 1545, which killed off as much a 80% of the Mexican population (what was left after the smallpox epidemics, anyway):

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/16/mexico-500-years-later-scientists-discover-what-killed-the-aztecs
Or the original.

[Imperial Dave]

phew, at least the rats havent been blamed for this one......