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

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

Plague is often associated with Medieval history and the centuries-old Black Death epidemic, but a recent death in northern Arizona is a troublesome reminder of the flea-borne disease’s lingering hold ...

A resident of Northern Arizona recently died after being infected with the pneumonic plague, the first death in the US since 2007.

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

Pneumonic plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, remains a subject of intense scientific scrutiny given its historical impact and potential modern threat.

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.

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Object Details Author Nutton, Vivian Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL Notes "These essays were originally delivered as papers at a conference held at the Wellcome Trust Centre ...