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A person in the US has died from pneumonic plague. It’s not just a disease of history
Septicemic plague occurs if bubonic plague is left untreated, or it can occur directly if the disease enters the bloodstream.
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Human Plague Death Reported in Arizona — Here’s What You Need to Know
An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to ...
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An Arizona Resident Died From the Plague. Here’s What to Know About the Rare Disease
The patient had the pneumonic plague, the rarest and deadliest form of the disease. Human cases remain very uncommon in the ...
Arizona resident dies of pneumonic plague, the first deadly case in area in nearly 20 years
The first pneumonic plague death in Arizona's Coconino County in almost two decades highlights the rare but deadly ...
Plague claims northern Arizona resident
Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...
A Person in Arizona Has Died From Plague. Who’s Most at Risk of Contracting It, and How Can You Protect Yourself?
Pneumonic plague is both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.
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Scientists crack the code on new vaccine for deadly plague bacteria
New bacterial mRNA vaccine technology shows promise in fighting plague, and could help address the global threat of ...
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Arizona plague death: Close contacts of late patient given antibiotics
Officials in northern Arizona are detailing the steps that were taken after a person died from the Plague earlier in July.
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World’s First mRNA Vaccine Against Bubonic Plague: Israeli Scientists Make History
In a historic breakthrough for global medicine, Israeli researchers have made a ground-breaking development of the world’s ...
Northern Arizona resident dies from plague
A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is rare to humans, with ...
Arizona patient dies of bubonic plague as health officials warn prairie dog die-off could signal outbreak
An Arizona resident has died from the plague as officials were probing whether a prairie dog die-off in the area was also ...