Most people don’t need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live ...

The word "plague" is often used to refer to any major disease epidemic or pandemic, or even to other undesirable events, such ...

A MAN started growing boils up his arm just hours after catching the bubonic plague from his pet cat. The 73-year-old from Oregon, US, had accidentally cut his finger with a kitchen knife in ...

President Donald Trump was swept into office promising to Make America Healthy Again. Now his controversial Health Secretary, ...

Visitors to Yosemite National Park are reporting an increase in aggressive wildlife encounters that could lead to diseases ...

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

The exact details haven’t been released yet, but local health officials have confirmed it’s the first plague death in the ...

A Coconino County resident died of a rare case of pneumonic plague earlier this month. Dave Wagner, director of Northern ...

The disease is rarely found in humans, so much so that only seven people are diagnosed with the severe lung infection annually in the United States.

Tests were positive for the pneumonic plague. Officials said Friday that 49 people who came in contact with York were given antibiotics as a precaution. None have shown symptoms of the disease.

Partial immunity from COVID in residents early in the pandemic and infection-prevention measures may explain the findings, ...