Though rare, the bubonic plague is present in certain areas of the United States. Here's how to treat and prevent the deadly plague.

Plague is one of the deadliest diseases in human history, second only to smallpox. A bacterial infection found mainly in rodents and associated fleas, plague readily leaps to humans in close contact.

A critical care doctor's quick, outside-the-box thinking saved a girl's life. Sept. 6, 2012 — -- A pediatric critical care doctor's quick, outside-the-box thinking saved the life of a 7-year-old ...