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Plague is among the deadliest bacterial infections in human history. Cases still happen today

Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death. While extremely rare, the disease is still around today, with a man in New Mexico dying of plague in March after being hospitalized for the disease and …

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Human case of plague surfaces in Colorado

A human case of the plague has turned up in Colorado, health officials say. There were no immediate details about the victim — including age, gender or condition — or how they contracted the potentially deadly infection. It was reported in Pueblo County south of Colorado Springs, officials said. A resident died from the plague in Archuleta County …

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