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An Arizona resident has died from the plague as officials were probing whether a prairie dog die-off in the area was also ...
Bubonic plague — the kind contracted by the Oregon resident — happens when the plague bacteria gets into the lymph nodes. It can cause fever, headache, weakness and painful, swollen lymph ...
A case of plague was recently confirmed in rural Oregon. The disease known as the Black Death centuries ago is rare and much more treatable in modern times.