According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are three types of plague. Which type that you have depends on where in your body Yersinia pestis ends up. Bubonic plague infects the lymph nodes, septicemic ...

(NEXSTAR) — Northern Arizona recently recorded its first pneumonic plague-related death since 2007. Early last year, Oregon saw its first case of the bubonic plague since 2015. Person-to-person spread ...

Plague is no longer the human scourge it was during “The Black Death,” when it wiped out entire generations of medieval Europe and Asia. Nor does it pose the same threat it did when dense, unsanitary ...

Bubonic plague has caused the deadliest pandemic in history: The Black Death, which killed as many as 50% of affected populations in Western Asia, Africa, and Europe. After that, in the 14th century, ...

The Black Death was one of the most infamous pandemic events in history. It spread across Asia and Europe, decimating a third of the continent’s population during the Middle Ages. The cause was plague ...

What Is Plague? History, Causes, Types and Prevention: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty The term plague often brings to mind deadly pandemics like the Black Death, but it remains a relevant public health ...

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 with ...

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 with ...

A person in Arizona has died from the plague, local health officials reported on Friday. This marks the first such death in this region in 18 years. But it’s a stark reminder that this historic ...

A critical care doctor's quick, outside-the-box thinking saved a girl's life. Sept. 6, 2012 — -- A pediatric critical care doctor's quick, outside-the-box thinking saved the life of a 7-year-old ...