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A case of bubonic plague has been reported in Oregon. Although the Black Death devastated Europe in the 1300s, the plague does exist around the world today. Cases of the plague also appear in the ...

Fleas can spread other diseases too. Other flea-borne bacterial diseases may cause fever, body aches, nausea/vomiting, cough, rash, swollen lymph nodes, skin lesions/rashes, and/or other symptoms.

These studies were performed in mice models of bubonic plague, according to the team. When the pla gene was in its original, high copy number, the disease was much more virulent.

A person in Pueblo County, Colorado, about 100 miles south of Denver, has been infected with bubonic plague, local health officials said Monday. Last week, state and local officials identified the ...

Bubonic plague causes painfully swollen lymph nodes that are most commonly found in the groin, armpit and neck, called buboes. It will often advance and turn into the other two forms of plague if ...

The bubonic plague is the most common form of the bacterial infection, which spreads naturally among rodents like prairie dogs and rats. There are two other forms of the plague: septicemic plague ...

A possible case is being investigated in Colorado. Bubonic plague is the most common form of the bacterial infection, which can be spread by fleas on rodents.

Bubonic plague: A key symptom is painful, swollen lymph nodes in the groin or armpits, called buboes. Other common symptoms include fever, weakness, coughing and chills.

The United States sees around seven cases of the bubonic plague each year. It's caused by a bacteria that lives in rodents like rats, pictured here, and prairie dogs and is typically passed along ...

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