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Septicemic plague occurs if bubonic plague is left untreated, or it can occur directly if the disease enters the bloodstream.
A resident of Northern Arizona recently died after being infected with the pneumonic plague, the first death in the US since 2007.
A rare respiratory illness known as pneumonic plague killed one Arizona resident. Know signs and symptoms and treatments to ...
Fear not, for the CDC also states that "Plague is infamous for killing millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Pneumonic plague is a form of plague that results from Yersinia pestis infection. This article explores its causes, symptoms, and treatment in more detail.
A case in Oregon is a rarity in the United States. It is not expected to spread. But this ancient and deadly disease remains a threat around the world.
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 ...
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.