Fluorescent image of a human body louse with Yersinia pestis infection (orange/red) in the Pawlowsky glands. Y. pestis has been the culprit behind numerous pandemics, including the Black Death of the ...

A fluorescent image of a human body louse with Yersinia pestis infection — that's the cause of the plague — depicted in orange/red in the glands. The plague — which in the mid-14th century was also ...

Rats and fleas might not be the only culprits behind deadly Yersinia pestis pandemics. By Laura Baisas Published May 22, 2024 12:57 PM EDT Get the Popular Science ...