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

Scientists identified three cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague, in human remains - two in a mass burial in Somerset, and one in a ring cairn monument in Cumbria. The team ...

pestis. He probably contracted the Hib infection first, Guellil and colleagues say. While respiratory infections rarely leave marks, the boy’s kneecaps had fused to the thighbones above them.

Analysis of the genomes and spatiotemporal distribution of Yersinia pestis in Inner Mongolia, China, reveals its genetic diversity and dual transmission patterns, including localized short ...

A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits ...

It can also refer to one specific disease, Yersinia pestis. On top of that, a plague can refer to a large number of insects or animals in one place that are causing a lot of damage, like the ...

See, the plague was actually caused by a bacterium called Yersinia pestis, spread by infected fleas and transported worldwide by rats. And the plague itself? Well, it never actually went away.

The county’s health department had launched an investigation into a potential human case last Friday after preliminary tests ...

Analysis of the genomes and spatiotemporal distribution of Yersinia pestis in Inner Mongolia, China, reveals its genetic diversity and dual transmission patterns, including localized short ...

Anemia from fleas needs quick veterinary care. Tapeworms: Dogs can get tapeworms if they swallow flea-carrying tapeworm larvae during grooming. Yersinia pestis: In rare situations, fleas can spread ...

They weaponized anthrax. They weaponized smallpox. They weaponized Yersinia pestis or plague. They weaponized Marburg virus. They grew it to high concentrations in guinea pigs. Now, it takes a lot ...