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An Arizona resident has just died of the plague. What to know about this disease
Most people don’t need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live ...
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Plague Death in Arizona Shows Insidious Disease Never Disappeared
The recent death in the United States was due to a case of pneumonic plague, which is the most severe form. Bubonic plague ...
Arizona resident dies of confirmed plague infection. What to know
Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.
FOX 10 Phoenix on MSN5d
Plague in Arizona: Health officials address concerns after Flagstaff death
The Arizona Public Health Association is advising the public that there is no need to worry about the plague, despite one ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
An Arizona Resident Died From the Plague. Here’s What to Know About the Rare Disease
The patient had the pneumonic plague, the rarest and deadliest form of the disease. Human cases remain very uncommon in the ...
‘Most serious’ kind of plague kills Arizona resident, health officials say
An Arizona resident has died from the “most serious” form of the plague, health officials said. The person tested positive ...
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Small Plague Outbreak In People Tracked To Pit Bull
A woman who caught pneumonic plague in Colorado last summer likely contracted it from her friend or his dog. Antibiotics limited the outbreak to four people and cured them.
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Explainer: Understanding Plague in the 21st Century
But according to the World Health Organization, pneumonic plague is still one of the most deadly infectious diseases. If someone contracts it, they can be dead within 24 hours.