Plague is a “potentially life-threatening disease” caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, according to the U.S. Centers for ...

How common is the plague? Here's what you need to know about the California resident who tested positive in South Lake Tahoe.

The plague sounds like a distant threat, but a small number of serious cases of the disease occur every year. Experts explain ...

Experts say your risk of contracting the plague is very low, but make sure to wear bug spray, protect pets from fleas, and ...

A Fresno doc says bubonic plague is rare but can be found in fleas on rodents. Easily treatable with antibiotics, still take ...

It is not just a scourge of the Middle Ages. Plague still exists, though it is rare. Here’s what to look for and how to ...

A New Mexico man has been diagnosed with plague, marking the state's first human case this year, according to local health ...

A person in California recently tested positive for plague, according to El Dorado County health officials. The individual ...

Mongolia's Ecological Police Department on Tuesday issued a bubonic plague warning amid fear of the spread of this disease ...

A California resident from South Lake Tahoe has tested positive for bubonic plague, likely contracted from an infected flea ...

Without wasting much time, Y. pestis arrived on the western coast of the U.S. in March 1900. Upon coming ashore, it infected ...

A California resident went camping in South Lake Tahoe and tested positive for a plague after a suspected infected flea bite, ...