Experts have seen a re-emergence of the rare diseaseMedically reviewed by Renee Nilan, MDFact checked by Nick ...

The Bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, ravaged Europe for centuries, claiming millions of lives. Believing the ...

Plague doctors wore a distinctive costume - the beak mask held dried flowers and reduced the effect of bad smells for the medic A suspected case of bubonic plague has been reported to Chinese ...

pestis (bubonic plague) and aerosol transmission of the bacterium through coughing by infected individuals (pneumonic plague). These different forms of disease have very different outcomes.

UD insect ecology and conservation student Thor Freeman pursues medical entomology career with the U.S. Air Force ...

A bubonic plague smear, prepared from a lymph removed from an adenopathic lymph node of a plague patient Authorities in China have stepped up precautions after a city in the Inner Mongolia ...

China has reported a bubonic plague infection — a bacterial infection that is transmitted by fleas. The authorities have issued a warning for plague prevention and control — and directed its ...

The Black Death, believed to be bubonic plague, possibly mixed in with anthrax, killed between thirty and fifty percent of Europe’s population in the years 1348 and 1349. Norman Cantor writes ...

The Black Death is probably the most famous pandemic in history. Between 1347 and 1351, this outbreak of bubonic plague killed millions of people across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The bubonic and septicemic forms — mainly infecting the lymph nodes and ...

Well, believe it or not, the plague is still around. Blame fleas and the rats, mice, chipmunks, and squirrels they infect. Bubonic plague is caused by bacteria that live in fleas. If you get bit ...