Known around the world for killing tens of millions of people in Europe during the Black Death in the Middle Ages, the plague is back in the headlines after cases were detected in the United States.

A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague This is the first human plague case reported in the state since 2015 An average of seven human plague cases have been reported in the U.S.

Colorado health officials have confirmed a human case of the plague, the rare bacterial infection infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th century Europe. Today, it's easily treated with ...

Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death.Video above: How did ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health officials in Deschutes County, Oregon, confirmed a rare case of human plague in a local resident last week, marking the ...

A pet owner has caught a rare case of the bubonic plague, health officials in central Oregon say, and it's believed they may have caught it from their cat. The Deschutes County Health Services ...

Yavapai County Community Health Services said Friday that a county resident is thought to have contracted the infection.

Health officials in California identified a positive case of plague in a Lake Tahoe resident. El Dorado County officials said in a release that they have notified the California Department of Health ...