Plague

health-data-and-encyclopedic

Plague in New Mexico refers to infections caused by Yersinia pestis, typically transmitted by fleas from infected rodents to humans and other animals. While capable of serious i...

health-risk-assessment

It is extremely rare for a flea to directly kill a human. Healthy adults almost never die from flea bites alone. However, fleas can transmit serious bacterial diseases—such as...

health

Plague in cats is a rare but serious bacterial illness caused by Yersinia pestis, typically acquired from infected rodents, fleas, or other animals in affected regions. Early si...

health-and-safety

The plague is a bacterial disease caused by Yersinia pestis , typically spread by infected fleas, rodents, and other animals. In Oregon, plague has been present in rural and for...

zoonotic diseases

Mongolian marmots (Marmota sibirica) are large ground squirrels inhabiting steppes and mountain meadows across Central Asia, and they are a known natural host for Yersinia pesti...

healthcare

Below are the most relevant, verified details currently available about plague cases in Arizona and what they mean for residents and travelers.

health

When someone gets the plague, the infection is caused by Yersinia pestis , a bacterium usually spread through the bite of an infected flea, direct contact with an ill or dead an...

infectious-disease

Pneumonic plague is a severe bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis and is one of three main forms of plague. Unlike bubonic plague, which is typically transmitted throug...