Humans usually become infected through the bite of an infected rodent flea or by handling an infected animal. Plague can be cured with antibiotics, but these must be given promptly to prevent serious ...

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

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

Key Takeaways Pneumonic plague is the rarest and deadliest form of plagueA person in northern Arizona has died from the infection, health officials saidPlague is spread by infected fleas or contact ...

PHOENIX — A wildlife biologist at Grand Canyon National Park most likely died from the plague contracted while performing a necropsy on a mountain lion that later tested positive for the disease.