A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has revived fears of rodent-borne diseases. From the Black Death to modern outbreaks, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person in Pueblo County, Colorado, about 100 miles south of Denver, has been infected with bubonic plague, local health ...

Microscopic photos shoe the Yersinia pestis bacterium, in yellow, which causes bubonic plague. Photo from National Institutes of Health A New Mexico man died after being hospitalized for bubonic ...

The “Black Death” is back, and this time it's being carried by a cat. Thankfully, there were no fatalities; the resident's illness was caught in its early stages, and the individual is receiving ...

I've been caring for patients of this horrible plague these last few months. Many other doctors have fled the city for fear of catching the disease, but it seems it is everywhere. A French doctor, Guy ...

A wave of concern has swept across the United Kingdom following a recent health scare that has reignited fears of a potential resurgence of the infamous Black Death. While the name evokes memories of ...

Scientists discovered an over 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy who may have died of the bubonic plague, marking the first case of the disease outside Eurasia. De Agostini via Getty Images Scientists have ...

This time a person likely caught it from their cat, health officials in the central part of the state said last week. Doctors identified the disease quickly and treated the person with antibiotics.

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A New Mexico man died after being hospitalized for bubonic plague in the state’s first death from the disease since 2020, health officials reported. “We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of ...