A recent pneumonic plague death in Northern Arizona, the first since 2007, has raised concerns about this rare but deadly ...

It has since been confirmed that the patient’s death was caused by pneumonic plague, which is a severe lung infection caused ...

Pneumonic plague is caused by bacteria carried by species like rats and prairie dogs. Pneumonic and bubonic plague ...

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A northern Arizona resident has died from the pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed on Friday, the first such death in ...

Pneumonic plague is both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.

But by far, Melman says, the best strategy is prevention. For people who have pet dogs and cats, don’t let them roam free, and be sure to treat them with flea medication. For hunters in rural ...

The patient was recently treated at an emergency department in Flagstaff and died the same day, Northern Arizona Healthcare ...

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

Another form of the illness, pneumonic plague, occurs when the bacteria infects the lungs. In very rare cases, pneumonic plague can spread from person to person through droplets in a cough.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is ...