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Most people don’t need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live ...
A resident of Northern Arizona's Coconino County succumbed to pneumonic plague, marking the first such death since 2007.
Septicemic plague occurs if bubonic plague is left untreated, or it can occur directly if the disease enters the bloodstream.
Pneumonic plague is the most serious form of plague that is caused when bacteria spread to the lungs of a patient with ...
Death from pneumonic plague was confirmed in a resident of Coconino County, Arizona, on July 11, 2025, according to a press release from the county’s health and human services department.
Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...
Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.
According to officials, the disease can be transmitted to humans from the bite of an infected flea or through contact with an ...
The symptoms and causes of the most common types of plagues after a north Arizona resident died within hours of attending a ...
A deadly case of pneumonic plague has claimed a life in Northern Arizona, with the victim dying at Flagstaff Medical Center ...