A deadly case of pneumonic plague has claimed a life in Northern Arizona, with the victim dying at Flagstaff Medical Center on July 11- the region's first such death since 2007 . This shocking incident underlines the lethal potential of a disease that, while rare, progresses rapidly and can be fatal within two days without treatment ( ref1 ).

A patient in rural northern Arizona was diagnosed with plague—a bacterial disease caused by Yersinia pestis—after experiencing sudden fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, and respiratory distress. The case,

Arizona reports its first death from the pneumonic plague since 2007, with health officials emphasizing the disease's rarity and treatability with antibiotics.