... population in the mid- to late 1500s after the Spanish conquest. Historians disagree whether it was smallpox, typhus, hemorrhagic fever or even bubonic plague. Many other Spanish-speaking cultures feature a similar monster, often called el cucuy or el coco. The event is meant to be cathartic ... full story
... Case of Plague For Year Is Reported By Journal Staff Report A 50-year-old hunter from Eddy County contracted the state's first reported case of bubonic plague in 2008, the state Department of Health said Friday. The case is also the first ever to be reported by an Eddy County resident, officials ... full story
... the flu, but an astute doctor used to dealing with visitors' exotic diseases from around the globe determined that Tull and Marker had contracted bubonic plague - the first cases of plague in The Big Apple in more than a century. Marker recovered quickly after the two were admitted Nov. 5, 2002 ... full story
... TV A Discovery Channel TV series airing Friday called "Life or Death" is scheduled to portray the story of an Eldorado couple who contracted the bubonic plague near their home and ended up being admitted to a New York City hospital five years ago. John Tull and Lucinda Marker were on a trip ... full story
... population in the mid- to late 1500s after the Spanish conquest. Historians disagree whether it was smallpox, typhus, hemorrhagic fever or even bubonic plague. Many other Spanish-speaking cultures feature a similar monster, often called el cucuy or el coco. New Mexican author Rudolfo Anaya is ... full story
Saturday, September 29, 2007 Plague Case In East Mountains Journal Staff Report A 58-year-old East Mountain woman has been hospitalized with bubonic plague - the state's fifth case of human plague this year, state health officials confirmed Friday. A 3-year-old Bernalillo County boy died ... full story
... officials in Coconino County are warning the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to treat their pets for fleas after the discovery of bubonic plague in a Flagstaff suburb. Two prairie dogs were found dead last month in Doney Park northeast of the city, prompting officials to test for plague ... full story
... fact that New Mexico has had more plague over the last quarter century than anywhere else. Plague comes in three varieties, the most common being "bubonic plague," referring to the fact that these patients have large, pus-filled "buboes," or infected lymph nodes, usually in the groin or armpit. More ... full story
... shake their booty to reproduce, filling his yard with quiet snakes. The good news is that snakes eat rodents, a common cause of hantavirus and bubonic plague, diseases more likely to kill you than a snakebite. Most of Myers' snakes were born in captivity and can adapt to life in a museum. If ... full story