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

The resident died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in Coconino County, Ariz., since 2007, the county said.

The patient had the pneumonic plague, the rarest and deadliest form of the disease. Human cases remain very uncommon in the ...

Septicemic plague occurs if bubonic plague is left untreated, or it can occur directly if the disease enters the bloodstream.

An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to ...

Officials in northern Arizona are detailing the steps that were taken after a person died from the Plague earlier in July.

Pneumonic plague is a form of plague that results from Yersinia pestis infection. This article explores its causes, symptoms, and treatment in more detail.

The fact that lenacapavir will soon be available to patients is a testament to the strength of America's biopharmaceutical ...

Their research could help explain why the same strain of the plague can reemerge in the same area after years of inactivity and harm the local environment.

Antibiotic treatment for the plague usually begins as soon as a health care provider suspects a person has the disease, according to the CDC and Mayo Clinic .

Without proper treatment, bubonic plague is fatal in around 90% of cases. Pneumonic plague, contracted from airborne particles, takes up residence in the lungs and is almost invariably fatal within a ...

The bubonic plague is a danger to humans and larger ecosystems. It can decimate prairie dog populations, harming the already endangered black-footed ferret that relies on them as a food source.