yersinia pestis

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.

Utah Plague Death: Fourth US Person To Die Of Disease This Year

By R. Siva Kumar - Aug 31, 2015 02:34 PM EDT

Health officials confirmed Thursday that a Utah man is now the fourth victim of plague death.

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.

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