The Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague, ravaged Europe between 1346 and 1352, decimating almost half of the ...

The bubonic plague wiped out tens of millions of people in Europe in the 14th century — gaining the grim label the Black Death. In 2024, a handful of cases arise each year in the United States ...

Characterised by the formation of swollen lymph nodes known as buboes, bubonic plague earned notoriety during the medieval era, claiming millions of lives in Europe and earning the moniker "Black ...

In her book Plague, Wendy Orent, an anthropologist in Atlanta, speculates that the first account of bubonic plague was the Old Testament story of the Philistines who stole the Ark of the Covenant ...

After a case of bubonic plague was confirmed in Oregon earlier this week, some people may wonder if there’s a danger of the disease spreading in the U.S. The Oregon resident, who was the first ...

There are three types of plague – bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic plague. With the pneumonic form of plague – which means it affects the lungs – there is a risk of direct transmission from ...

Scientists discovered an over 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy who may have died of the bubonic plague, marking the first case of the disease outside Eurasia. De Agostini via Getty Images Scientists ...

In centuries past, the bubonic plague—also known ... In the pre-antibiotic era, things were far bleaker. The “black death” of the 14th century wiped out roughly one-third of Europe’s ...

A Deschutes County, Oregon resident was recently diagnosed with bubonic plague, confirmed the county health officer. It’s the first case reported in the state since 2015. The patient ...

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 ...

Microscopic photos shoe the Yersinia pestis bacterium, in yellow, which causes bubonic plague. Photo from National Institutes of Health A New Mexico man died after being hospitalized for bubonic p ...