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

The pneumonic plague, known more often as the black plague, claimed the life of a Northern Arizona resident, health officials ...

A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague—a rare and severe form of the disease. An expert explains how the ...

A resident of Northern Arizona's Coconino County succumbed to pneumonic plague, marking the first such death since 2007.

Officials in northern Arizona are detailing the steps that were taken after a person died from the Plague earlier in July.

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

Learn about the bubonic plague, an infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria. Discover its symptoms, treatment options, and the risk factors associated with this treatable illness.

The resident died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in Coconino County, Ariz., since 2007, the county said.

Learn about the bubonic plague, an infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria. Discover its symptoms, treatment options, and the risk factors associated with this treatable illness.

Even at the beginning of the 20th century, we still had no effective treatment for plague. American scientist Karl F. Meyer had been working on plague research for decades by the time he performed his ...