New Delhi, July 12 -- Flagstaff, Arizona - Arizona's health officials confirmed a rare and deadly pneumonic plague death on July 10, marking the state's first fatality from this severe form of bubonic plague in nearly 20 years. The patient rapidly developed respiratory symptoms and succumbed despite aggressive medical care. Unlike the more common bubonic plague transmitted by flea bites, [.]

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