A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has revived fears of rodent-borne diseases. From the Black Death to modern outbreaks, ...

The Black Death was one of the most infamous pandemic events in history. It spread across Asia and Europe, decimating a third of the continent’s population during the Middle Ages. The cause was plague ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A case of bubonic plague has been reported in Oregon. Although the Black Death devastated Europe in the 1300s, the plague does ...

I've been caring for patients of this horrible plague these last few months. Many other doctors have fled the city for fear of catching the disease, but it seems it is everywhere. A French doctor, Guy ...

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 ...

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 have ...

A wave of concern has swept across the United Kingdom following a recent health scare that has reignited fears of a potential resurgence of the infamous Black Death. While the name evokes memories of ...

The “Black Death” is back, and this time it's being carried by a cat. Thankfully, there were no fatalities; the resident's illness was caught in its early stages, and the individual is receiving ...

Scientists believe they have finally uncovered what triggered the deadly plague that wiped out over half the medieval population of Europe. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Leibniz ...

A New Mexico man died after being hospitalized for bubonic plague in the state’s first death from the disease since 2020, health officials reported. “We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of ...