It is among the deadliest diseases in the world, capable of killing its victims within 24 hours if left untreated. Some historians and researchers believe pneumonic plague drove the mass transmission ...

The word plague can immediately evoke images of the Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. But plague is not merely a disease of the past. The infection continues to occur in ...

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...

Pneumonic plague is a disease caused when the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which causes the plague, enters the lungs. It is the only form of the plague that can spread person to person through ...

Almost 200 people have been placed under medical observation in Russia after a worker at an anti-plague research institute in eastern Siberia died of what many have been reporting as a form of plague ...

A 28-year-old lab researcher at a Russian institute dedicated to studying plague and dangerous pathogens died of pneumonia of an “unknown” origin. The Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute operates ...

After reports that a lab technician’s death was possibly linked to pneumonic plague in Russia, U.S. officials said they are closely watching the situation. The lab technician is a 28-year-old woman ...

Conflicting information about the death of a lab worker at a Russian plague research institute has fueled fears about the possibility of pneumonic plague spreading. Nearly 200 people are in quarantine ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Federal guidance says symptoms of pneumonic plague can include a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pneumonic plague is a lung infection caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria, typically found in fleas on small mammals. After reports ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A 28-year-old laboratory worker at a Siberian research institute has died from severe ...