plague

Refers to the specific, historically significant infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis.

Refers to the major outbreak of plague that occurred in London in 1665-1666.

The sudden start or spread of the disease.

To cause the disease to be transmitted to others.

To experience a plague, often used figuratively for a large number of harmful things.

To have a large part of a population killed by the plague.

To be completely ruined or wiped out by the plague.

Used figuratively to describe a large and troublesome number of insects, animals, or things.

When the disease moves from one person or place to another.

When an outbreak of plague suddenly begins.

When plague suddenly affects a place or a group of people.

When an outbreak of plague begins.