Septicemic plague infects the bloodstream. Pneumonic plague, which can be passed from human to human, occurs when the bacillus moves into the pulmonary system, choking off breathing. Infection in ...

Over 80% of plague cases in the U.S. have been the bubonic form, according to the CDC, though the pneumonic form is more ...

A surface protease helps Yersinia pestis plow its way through the body during pneumonic plague. During the 14th through 16th centuries, Y. pestis caused a pandemic of plague that killed a third of ...

In some experimental models, LcrV-specific antibodies suffice to protect against pneumonic plague, apparently by promoting phagocytosis and helping phagocytes survive Y. pestis encounters.

If a flea that had bitten an infected rat jumped onto a person and bit them, it would transmit bubonic plague. Pneumonic plague was spread from one person to another through coughing or sneezing ...

Chinese authorities are already under pressure fighting the swine flu, but have gained another health problem, the pneumonic plague. Video courtesy of Reuters. Carney: Canada’s Counter Tariffs ...