A state's number of electors equals the number of representatives and senators the state has in the United States Congress. In the case of representatives, this is based on the respective populations. Each state's number of representatives is determined every 10 years by the United States Census.
Bubonic plague is a zoonotic disease, circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas,and is one of three types of infections caused by Yersinia pestis (formerly known â¦as Pasteurella pestis), which belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae Bubonic plague is caused by a bacteria.
Plague bacteria, Yersinia pestis. Getty Images. Plague is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which is spread through the bite of fleas carried by infected rodents. Health officials believe Gaes may have contracted it from a dead rodent or other animal on his family's ranch.