FOR most, mention of the Black Death probably conjures up medieval images of people dying horrifically in the street. Caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, the bubonic plague has killed ...

Researchers have uncovered the oldest confirmed case of the plague outside Eurasia in an ancient Egyptian mummy.

A team tested the ancient mummy dating back more than 3,000 years and discovered the bubonic plague in his bone tissue and ...

The bubonic plague killed as many as 50 million people across Europe in the 14th century - 50% of its population - in what's ...

AN EERIE Egyptian mummy who died a horror death has revealed to scientists an unbelievable Black Death secret. It is believed ...

Usually transmitted by fleas hitching a ride on rodents, the bubonic plague attacks the lymphatic system, and initially ...

Samples of 'The Black Death', which wiped out 50 million people in medieval times, were found in an Egyptian mummy ...

The oldest confirmed case of the plague outside of Eurasia has been detected in an ancient Egyptian mummy. Dating back to ...

Yet the highly infectious disease borne of the bacterium Yersinia pestis still persists ... has first feasted on an infected rodent. Initial symptoms — sudden fever, headache, muscle pain ...

Common symptoms of flea bites include small red ... In addition, in rare cases, fleas can transmit diseases such as plague (Yersinia pestis) and typhus or parasites like tapeworms.

Researchers analysed the remains and identified traces of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for the ... It primarily ...