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An Arizona resident has just died of the plague. What to know about this disease
Most people don’t need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live ...
Plague Death in Arizona Shows Insidious Disease Never Disappeared
The word "plague" is often used to refer to any major disease epidemic or pandemic, or even to other undesirable events, such ...
Arizona resident dies of pneumonic plague, the first deadly case in area in nearly 20 years
The first pneumonic plague death in Arizona's Coconino County in almost two decades highlights the rare but deadly ...
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NAU scientist discusses rare human case of plague in Coconino County
A Coconino County resident died of a rare case of pneumonic plague earlier this month. Dave Wagner, director of Northern ...
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An Arizona Resident Died From the Plague. Here’s What to Know About the Rare Disease
The patient had the pneumonic plague, the rarest and deadliest form of the disease. Human cases remain very uncommon in the ...
A Person in Arizona Has Died From Plague. Who’s Most at Risk of Contracting It, and How Can You Protect Yourself?
Pneumonic plague is both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.
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Plague claims northern Arizona resident
Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...
Scientists crack the code on new vaccine for deadly plague bacteria
New bacterial mRNA vaccine technology shows promise in fighting plague, and could help address the global threat of ...