Alterations to a single gene in the plague bacterium's genome have shed light on a method the germ has used to survive and spread through the ages.

The Antonine Plague struck the Roman Empire like never before, killing soldiers, citizens, and even emperors. Was it smallpox, measles, or something worse? And how did it weaken Rome’s power ...

A New Mexico man has died of complications from the bubonic plague, marking the state's first recorded case of the disease since 2021.

A scientist who was working on plague-causing bacteria caught the disease despite using weakened strains that were deemed noninfectious.

‘Phantom Plague’ Review: Tuberculosis Past, and Future The slow-acting tuberculosis bacterium may be the most damaging infectious disease humanity has ever faced. By Kyle Harper ...

The plague sounds like something out of a history book. But the disease—nicknamed the “Black Death” or “Great Pestilence”—that killed more than 25 million people, about a third of ...

A human case of bubonic plague has been reported in Colorado, Pueblo County health officials confirm. The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment shared some ways that residents can ...

A human case of the plague has been confirmed in Colorado. A resident of Pueblo County, Colorado has been infected with the disease, health officials confirmed in a news release. The infected ...

Human body lice can harbor plague-causing bacteria and can transmit the disease by biting, researchers report May 21 in PLOS Biology.

Colorado health officials have confirmed a human case of plague in a resident of Pueblo County, according to the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment.