The most famous symptom was large sores caused by swollen lymph nodes, known as “buboes”, hence the name: the bubonic plague.

Couple of reports floating around out there about various illnesses inflicted upon the Philadelphia Eagles: Eagles defensive ...

Those self-diagnosed with Morgellons believe that sores on their bodies excrete mysterious fibers ... published by the British Medical Journal. Typhus, malaria and bubonic plague were most commonly ...

On February 7, 1900, Chinese American lumberyard owner Wong Chut King fell ill. When he died a few weeks later, in March, an ...

London faced one of its deadliest disasters—the Great Plague. The bubonic plague, carried by rats and fleas, spread rapidly ...

Sores on the roof of the mouth can be painful. It grows gradually, starting with a slight bump, eventually becoming more swollen and agonising. While most oral sores heal on their own, some may ...

Native to Australia, plague skinks were first recorded in Auckland during the 1960s and are now posing a threat to our rare native lizards. The plague skink (Lampropholis delicata) is sometimes known ...

When the seasons change, many people experience sore throats that leave them wondering if they’re dealing with allergies or something more serious, like a viral infection. Understanding the ...

“Yeah, the lady parts were sore in a way that was unusual,” Bush Hager agreed. “We kept saying, ‘Is it time to release?’ Because we wanted to take it off pretty much immediately.

The NHS has paid out £35 million in compensation to hospital patients who developed bed sores caused by staff neglect. Figures reveal that over the past two years nearly 700 legal cases linked to ...

If you have a sore throat, the NHS says that you may need to see a GP - but only in some circumstances. The experts say that whilst it's probably nothing to be worried over, there are times where ...