An outbreak of the bubonic plague in China has led to worry that the “Black Death” could make a significant return. But experts say the disease isn’t nearly as deadly as it was, thanks to antibiotics.

A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has revived fears of rodent-borne diseases. From the Black Death to modern outbreaks, here's how such infections have shaped human history, and why they still ...

A resident of Pueblo County, Colorado has been infected with the disease, local health officials confirmed to PEOPLE Bailey Richards is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Known around the world for killing tens of millions of people in Europe during the Black Death in the Middle Ages, the plague is back in the headlines after cases were detected in the United States.

Every so often, bubonic plague pops up in the news — in the last week, a case was reported in Upper Mongolia, and another in a Colorado squirrel. The response was, understandably, panicky. On top of ...

The fingertips of this patient's right hand exhibited the signs of what is known as acral gangrene, after having contracted plague Getty Images The bubonic plague, which is caused by a bacterial ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person in Pueblo County, Colorado, about 100 miles south of Denver, has been infected with bubonic plague, local health ...

The bubonic plague is a deadly bacterial infection, caused by Yersinia pestis. In the 14th century, before treatment was available, bubonic plague killed 50 million people in Europe and became known ...

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 New Mexico man has died after contracting the bubonic plague, the state's health department said in a news release last Friday. It is the first human case of plague in New Mexico since 2021 and the ...