Arizona Patient Dies of Bubonic Plague in Emergency Room: Report

What to Know About Pneumonic Plague After Arizona Death

A person in Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, local health officials said on Friday. Pneumonic plague, which occurs when the bacterium Yersinia pestis gets into a person’s lungs, is both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] All three major types of the plague are rare in the modern day. One type, bubonic plague, was the main cause of the fourteenth century…

First bubonic plague death confirmed in the US since 2007

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Patient dies in emergency room from plague, health officials say

It has since been confirmed that the patient’s death was caused by pneumonic plague, which is a severe lung infection caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium.

Arizona patient dies of bubonic plague in emergency room: Report

A patient in northern Arizona has died of bubonic plague, according to multiple reports. A Northern Arizona Healthcare spokesperson said the patient, whose identity has not been released, arrived at the Flagstaff Medical Center Emergency Department and passed away the same day. Known for causing the Black Death plague that swept through Europe and Asia in the 12th century, bubonic plague is caused by the bacteria known as Yersinia pestis and imp…