A change to a single gene in the bacterium Yersinia pestis has enabled one of the world’s most notorious pathogens to survive for centuries.

Reducing the copies of one gene in the bubonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, made it less deadly but potentially more transmissible ...

In the 14th century, bubonic plague infamously brought the Black Death pandemic, which caused an estimated 50 million deaths, WHO said. More than a quarter of Europe’s population died, although ...

Bubonic plague, which wreaked havoc during historic pandemics across Europe and Asia, is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium. It is transmitted by fleas often carried by rodents in the wild ...

Bubonic plague causes painfully swollen lymph nodes that are most commonly found in the groin, armpit and neck, called buboes. It will often advance and turn into the other two forms of plague if ...

The oldest known plague victims date back to around 5,000 years ago in Europe. Ancient DNA reveals the role the disease may have played in a mysterious population decline.

What is the bubonic plague? From symptoms to how humans catch it, here's what to know The bubonic plague is the most common form of the bacterial infection, which spreads naturally among rodents ...

Yersinia pestis–the bacterium that causes bubonic plague–managed to survive for centuries by adjusting its severity and the length of time it takes to kill its hosts. Despite that virulence ...

Colorado health officials have confirmed a human case of the plague, the rare bacterial infection infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th century Europe. Today, it’s easily treated ...

Bubonic plague causes painfully swollen lymph nodes that are most commonly found in the groin, armpit and neck, called buboes. It will often advance and turn into the other two forms of plague if ...

Bubonic plague causes painfully swollen lymph nodes that are most commonly found in the groin, armpit and neck, called buboes. It will often advance and turn into the other two forms of plague if ...

The United States sees around seven cases of the bubonic plague each year. It's caused by a bacteria that lives in rodents like rats, pictured here, and prairie dogs and is typically passed along ...