A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague—a rare and severe form of the disease. An expert explains how the ...

The pneumonic plague, known more often as the black plague, claimed the life of a Northern Arizona resident, health officials ...

Septicemic plague occurs if bubonic plague is left untreated, or it can occur directly if the disease enters the bloodstream.

New insights on an ancient plague could improve treatments for infections. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 09 / 140918150834.htm.

Pneumonic plague is a form of plague that results from Yersinia pestis infection. This article explores its causes, symptoms, and treatment in more detail.

Officials in northern Arizona are detailing the steps that were taken after a person died from the Plague earlier in July.

In the wake of the recent Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, a reevaluation of the ways plague spreads through prairie dog colonies in the western United States has yielded insights that could ...

The resident died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in Coconino County, Ariz., since 2007, the county said.

An Oregon resident was recently infected with bubonic plague and likely contracted it from a cat. Here’s what to know about how doctors can treat the disease. Skip Navigation.

The risk of plague is highest in areas that have poor sanitation, overcrowding, and a large population of rodents. Over the last 20 years, nearly all cases have been reported among people living ...

Dangerous new pathogens such as the Ebola virus invoke scary scenarios of deadly epidemics, but even ancient scourges such as the bubonic plague are still providing researchers with new insights ...

This article explores septicemic plague in more detail, including its symptoms, causes, and diagnosis. The article also discusses treatment and how to help prevent the transmission of septicemic ...