A HUMAN case of bubonic plague in the UK has been confirmed as a false alarm following a mix-up with official data. The ...

A recent health reporting error in the UK sparked fears of a bubonic plague resurgence, reminiscent of the 'Black Death' that ...

The bacteria are unable to colonize lung tissues but can escape to establish septicemic disease. One of the features of pneumonic plague is the lung edema caused by the local inflammatory response.

The Black Death, a mix of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic plague, wiped out 60% of Europe's population in the 14th century ...

As it advances, however, the dreaded bubonic plague causes painful swellings (buboes) in the lymph nodes. Septicemic plague infects the bloodstream. Pneumonic plague, which can be passed from ...

Earlier this month, a New Mexico man died of septicemic plague just two weeks after the state reported its first human plague case of the year. The Rio Arriba County man was in his 20s and had ...