A deadly case of pneumonic plague has claimed a life in Northern Arizona, with the victim dying at Flagstaff Medical Center ...

Pneumonic plague is both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.

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

Officials confirmed one person died of pneumonic plague just days after a prairie dog die-off believed to be related to ...

Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...

Fear not, for the CDC also states that "Plague is infamous for killing millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Pneumonic plague is a rare but life-threatening condition caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis. Y pestis is usually carried by rodents and can be transmitted to humans through a bite from an ...

This is the first recorded death from pneumonic plague in Coconino County since 2007. Health officials also note that plague ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a case study on Thursday that documents a dog in Colorado infecting humans with pneumonic plague in the United States. In June of 2014 ...

Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which can be transmitted via flea bites, the typical route for bubonic plague, or directly from human to human, called pneumonic plague. "Both ...

Beijing — Two people in Beijing have been diagnosed with the pneumonic plague, a rare instance of the highly-contagious disease that is fatal if left untreated.The two individuals were being ...