"The individual is currently under the care of a medical professional and is recovering at home," El Dorado County officials confirmed Chiara Salvadori/Getty; BSIP/UIG Via Getty A Lake Tahoe resident ...

Health officials in California identified a positive case of plague in a Lake Tahoe resident. El Dorado County officials said in a release that they have notified the California Department of Health ...

In this Aug. 10, 2019 file photo, a sign warning of bubonic plague is displayed at a parking lot near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colo. The bacteria which causes the ...

A person got plague from a flea bite in South Lake Tahoe and is recovering. Plauge is transmitted by fleas who have gotten bacteria from rodents. While potentially serious, other people who have ...

THE INFECTION. I THINK IT’S CRAZY. I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THE PLAGUE WAS STILL SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING ON. FOR BOTH VISITORS AND RESIDENTS OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. IT’S SHOCKING TO HEAR ABOUT A CASE OF THE ...

A person died from pneumonic plague in Arizona last week, the first death from the disease in this region in nearly two decades.Related video above: Neurologist talks about how to avoid summer ...