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

Most people don’t need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live ...

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.

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 ...

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

The plague came to the U.S. in the 1900s. While Missourians are not at risk of contracting the plague, research indicates that fleas found in western states have the potential to infect an area. With ...

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 ...

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.

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.