Rats and their fleas take the rap for spreading the plague, but lice that infest people may share the blame. Human body lice can harbor plague-causing bacteria and can transmit the disease by biting, ...

The bubonic plague pandemic of the 14th century gained infamy as much for its death toll — 25 million in Europe alone — as for the horror of the disease itself. Scientists have long blamed ...

Displaced child Sham al-Hessi, center, who suffers from skin disease, is covered with skin cream as she poses for a picture, at a makeshift tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Monday, July ...

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Scientists have long debated whether human body lice might have helped drive the rapid spread of the bacteria responsible for the deadly plague in the Middle Ages, known as the Black Death. It’s clear ...

A new laboratory study suggests that human body lice are more efficient at transmitting Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, than previously thought, supporting the possibility that they ...

There are over-the-counter treatment options. If those fail, there are prescription-only therapies or, if you have the ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A steady stream of miserable children and worried parents flowed into the dermatology office at Nasser Hospital in central Gaza. A toddler with a blue hair bow sobbed as ...