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Pneumonic Plague Infections in Modern Times Show the Black Death Isn’t Dead
A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague—a rare and severe form of the disease. An expert explains how the ...
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.
A person in the US has died from the plague. Here’s what you should know
Bubonic plague is typically spread by fleas living on animals such as rats, prairie dogs and marmots. If an infected flea ...
Plague makes a chilling return as patient drops dead within 24 hours
Just 24 hours after being admitted to hospital with symptoms of the pneumonic plague - a patient in Arizona tragically passed ...
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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 ...
Plague claims northern Arizona resident
Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...
Arizona resident dies of confirmed plague infection. What to know
Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.
Arizona resident dies from the plague, marking first death from disease in two decades
A northern Arizona resident died from the pneumonic plague, local health officials said. The person arrived at the Flagstaff Medical Center Emergency Department on Friday and died there the same day, ...