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 ...

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 ...

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

A person died in Flagstaff of the rare illness related to the bubonic plague. Once called the “Black Death,” plague is now curable in all its forms if treated quickly.

Pneumonic plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, remains a subject of intense scientific scrutiny given its historical impact and potential modern threat.

PHOENIX — A wildlife biologist at Grand Canyon National Park most likely died from the plague contracted while performing a necropsy on a mountain lion that later tested positive for the disease.

As the climate warms, many species are shifting northward into areas that were previously too cold for them. A study, "Winters restrict a climate change-driven butterfly range expansion despite ...

Object Details Author Nutton, Vivian Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL Notes "These essays were originally delivered as papers at a conference held at the Wellcome Trust Centre ...

Birth of a serial killer -- The Black Death crosses the Channel -- After the Black Death : the French connection -- Tentacles of the plague -- England under siege -- Portrait of an epidemic -- The ...