Which sentence illustrates an actual cause of the plague? A. there are more rats than people in our town these days.
B. even my mother , who always carried a bouquet of carnations to ward away the miasma in the air.
C. and our next-door neighbor who underwent bleeding to remove the bad substances from her body that were causing the illness.
D. why is god punishing us , and when will it end.

The correct answer is A. There are more rats than people in our town these days.

Explanation

The Black Death was the most devastating pandemic in human history, affecting Europe and parts of Asia during the 14th century. The main reason why this disease spread quickly was due to the increase of rats throughout Europe, because the disease was transmitted by the bite of rat fleas. Therefore, the sentence of the fragment that illustrates the real cause of the plague is A. There are more rats than people in our town these days.