Pneumonic plague is both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.

The measles outbreak has hit a new high, with over 1,200 cases reported in 2025 so far. The last time infections were that ...

The number of reported measles cases in the United States has hit 1,288 in the first six months of this year, the most since ...

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, and the year is only half over. The national case count reached 1,288 on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for ...

Measles was considered eradicated in the United States in 2000. For the first time in 25 years, cases have reached a new high ...

Thanks to the introduction of a vaccine in 1963, measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000. Now the highly contagious disease has reemerged as a threat as declining vaccination rates fuel ...

A person died in Flagstaff of the rare illness related to the bubonic plague. Once called the “Black Death,” plague is now curable in all its forms if treated quickly.

Infectious disease specialist Monica Gandhi, MD examines recent claims about the safety of thimerosal, a preservative used in ...