All posts tagged "Plague"
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1.1KHealth NewsWHO Sends 1.2 Million Antibiotic Doses To Combat Plague Outbreak In Madagascar
The World Health Organization has issued a warning about the plague outbreak currently sweeping the African island of Madagascar. Since September, the...
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1.0KHealth NewsFleas In Arizona Confirmed Positive For The Plague
Two counties in Arizona have fleas that tested positive for the plague, local officials warn. The plague is infamous for having killed...
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1.1KHealth NewsThree More Cases Of The Plague Confirmed In New Mexico
The plague – a disease feared in the Middle Ages that caused the “Black Death” – is still present today, though not...
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1.4KHealth NewsSix Plague Cases Confirmed In US This Summer, The Latest In A California Child
This has been a busy summer for the plague with six confirmed cases in the US, three of which were fatal. This...
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1.7KHealth NewsPlague Mutated From Stomach Bug, Study Finds
What would you think if your 7th grade history teacher told you the Black Death was just a tummy bug? Well, he...
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1.7KHealth NewsNew York City Rats, Fleas May Be Carrying Bubonic Plague
Scientists studying rats in New York City found the Oriental rat flea, which carries the bubonic plague, hosting on some rat populations...
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1.9KHealth NewsBubonic Plague May Have Been Spread By Gerbils, Not Rats, In The Black Death
Scientists believe they have solved the mystery of why Europe experienced outbreaks of bubonic plague over hundreds of years, beginning with the...
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1.5KHealth NewsMadagascar Plague Outbreak Kills 40 Out Of 119 Cases
The World Health Organization is warning of the danger of a rapidly spreading disease in Madagascar that has already killed 40 people....
