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Plague Infected Humans In Bronze Age 3 Millenniums Earlier Than Thought

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 26, 2015 09:48 AM EDT

Traces of Yersinia pestis, the plague-causing bacterium, have been recently found in the teeth of skulls from the Bronze Age.

This Year's Second Colorado Plague Patient Died

By R. Siva Kumar - Aug 09, 2015 05:03 PM EDT

Plague is being spread by fleas through rats and other animals, and immediate treatment with antibiotics is needed to contain it.

Plague Causing Bacteria Yersinia Pestis Was Once Harmless

By Peter R - Jul 02, 2015 05:24 PM EDT

By acquiring a single gene, the bacteria could also pneumonic and bubonic plagues.

Greatest National Pneumonic Plague Outbreak in Nine Decades Started by Colorado Pooch

By R. Siva Kumar - May 01, 2015 01:34 PM EDT

One pet dog began to transmit plague to four persons in Colorado, and died while the four humans got cured.

Tick-borne Lyme Disease and Powassan Virus Could Plague US This Year

By Peter R - Apr 17, 2015 08:14 AM EDT

Harsh winters the country experienced did not kill ticks as snow insulated larva and helped them survive.

Black Death Plague Attributable to Gerbils and Not Rats, Study Claims

By Peter R - Feb 24, 2015 12:33 PM EST

A new study has arrived at conclusions based on analysis of climate preceding the outbreaks.

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