plague

The Middle Ages Black Death came to America: could the plague be dangerous again for the whole world?

The disease that once destroyed a quarter of the world's population has returned as a man from New Mexico died…

1 year ago

CDC: Ebola Infections to Reach 1.4 Million By January

The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is projecting up to 1.4 million people infected with the ebola virus by…

11 years ago

Ancient Plague’s DNA Revived From A 1,500-Year-Old Tooth

By Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR  Scientists have reconstructed the genetic code of a strain of bacteria that caused one of…

12 years ago

Deadly Virus Goes Missing From Texas Laboratory

Officials say a vial containing a virus that can cause hemorrhagic fever has gone missing from a research facility in…

12 years ago