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

The first pneumonic plague death in Arizona's Coconino County in almost two decades highlights the rare but deadly ...

Humans usually become infected through the bite of an infected rodent flea or by handling an infected animal. Plague can be cured with antibiotics, but these must be given promptly to prevent serious ...

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

The disease is rarely found in humans, so much so that only seven people are diagnosed with the severe lung infection annually in the United States.

A resident of Northern Arizona recently died after being infected with the pneumonic plague, the first death in the US since 2007.

Pneumonic plague is the most deadly and easiest to spread, with a nearly 100% fatality rate untreated, said Lisa Morici, a microbiologist and immunologist at the Tulane University School of ...

Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death.

A Deschutes County, Oregon resident was recently diagnosed with bubonic plague, confirmed the county health officer. It’s the first case reported in the state since 2015. The patient, who is ...

Pneumonic plague is fatal when left untreated. There is no vaccine for plague in the U.S., the CDC said. People who develop symptoms of plague should immediately see a health provider.