Most people don’t need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live ...

A Coconino County resident died of a rare case of pneumonic plague earlier this month. Dave Wagner, director of Northern ...

A rare respiratory illness known as pneumonic plague killed one Arizona resident. Know signs and symptoms and treatments to ...

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

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 ...

Pneumonic plague is a form of plague that results from Yersinia pestis infection. This article explores its causes, symptoms, and treatment in more detail.

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 ...

Pneumonic plague is the most deadly and easiest to spread, with a nearly 100% fatality rate untreated, said Lisa Morici, a microbiologist and immunologist at the Tulane University School of Medicine.

Pneumonic plague can also occur when the bacteria from untreated bubonic or septicemic plague spreads to the lungs. Septicemic plague doesn’t spread from person to person.

The pneumonic plague is often deadly and can be transmitted from person to person. However, Dr. Fawcett says it's not clear if that happened.