Explainer: Understanding Plague in the 21st Century Published Apr 10, 2016 at 5:02 AM EDT Updated Jun 03, 2016 at 10:15 PM EDT Children play at a rubbish dump in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa ...

A deadly case of pneumonic plague has claimed a life in Northern Arizona, with the victim dying at Flagstaff Medical Center ...

The plague is a serious bacterial infection that can be deadly. It's caused by poor sanitation, overcrowding, and large rodent populations.

Symptoms depend on what type of plague someone is infected with. Bubonic plague: A key symptom is painful, swollen lymph nodes in the groin or armpits, called buboes. Other common symptoms include ...

Scientists have just reconstructed the genome of an ancient plague, which may shed new light on how certain diseases can either mysteriously disappear or continue to evolve and spread. About 1,500 ...

Other symptoms of the plague include sudden high fever and chills, headaches, and pain in the abdomen, legs and arms, according to the Cleveland Clinic. How can you get the plague?

A person in Pueblo County, Colorado, about 100 miles south of Denver, has been infected with bubonic plague, local health officials said Monday. Last week, state and local officials identified the ...

From symptoms to how humans catch it, here's what to know The bubonic plague is the most common form of the bacterial infection, which spreads naturally among rodents like prairie dogs and rats ...