From a disease that humans had over 9,000 years ago to one that wiped out millions of people - these serious diseases still ...

Plague doctors wore a distinctive costume - the beak mask held dried flowers and reduced the effect of bad smells for the medic A suspected case of bubonic plague has been reported to Chinese ...

A pet owner has caught a rare case of the bubonic plague, health officials in central Oregon say, and it's believed they may ...

pestis (bubonic plague) and aerosol transmission of the bacterium through coughing by infected individuals (pneumonic plague). These different forms of disease have very different outcomes.

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A bubonic plague smear, prepared from a lymph removed from an adenopathic lymph node of a plague patient Authorities in China have stepped up precautions after a city in the Inner Mongolia ...

The Roman empire was at its height when a deadly disease caused devastation to its population, economy and military prowess.

One of the ways that bacteria can evolve resistance to antibiotics is by using structures in their membranes that are ...

Usually, the incubation period for people infected with plague is upto seven days and the infection causes a sudden fever, bodyache, vomiting and a feeling of nausea.Bubonic plague is caused when ...

Well, believe it or not, the plague is still around. Blame fleas and the rats, mice, chipmunks, and squirrels they infect. Bubonic plague is caused by bacteria that live in fleas. If you get bit ...

Like many others, I grew up with nursery rhymes.   “Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.” “Mary had a ...