Pneumonic plague occurs when plague bacteria enter the lungs. It is the only form of plague that can spread between people. Symptoms may include headache, fever, and rapidly developing pneumonia ...

A friend wrote that she had a great way of remembering a complicated topic. “I created a pneumonic device,” she said. And an article discussing the power of rhymes and songs for children said, ...

See About archive blog posts. With China moving to control an outbreak of pneumonic plague, it’s worth noting that the disease doesn’t occur only in places for which Americans need a passport ...

A rash of pneumonic plague in China claims at least three lives. Aug. 11, 2009— -- Ten days after quarantining a town of 10,000 people after three deaths from the pneumonic plague ...

Today, the BBC confirmed with officials that two cases of pneumonic plague – considered deadlier and more virulent than bubonic plague – have also been reported. Above: Yersinia pestis ...

They’ve also seen an unexpected number of cases of pneumonic plague, which transmits more easily from person to person. Of the 684 cases reported as of October 12, 474 were pneumonic plague ...

A “rare but serious case of pneumonic plague” infection was transmitted from sick pet cats to a Wyoming resident, officials said. Those are not the cats pictured. Jessica Hill AP A case of ...

BEIJING -- Chinese health officials have cordoned off a remote western town after three deaths caused by the rare but deadly pneumonic plague. The victims all lived in Ziketan, a town of 10,000 in ...