Plague or The Plague may refer to:

Agriculture, fauna, and medicine

Plague (disease) Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium ''Yersinia pestis''. Symptoms include fever, weakness and headache. Usually this begins one to seven days after exposure. There are three forms of plague, each affecting a different par ...

, a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis'' * An

epidemic An epidemic (from Ancient Greek, Greek ἐπί ''epi'' "upon or above" and δῆμος ''demos'' "people") is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of patients among a given population within an area in a short period of time. Epidemics ...

of infectious disease (medical or agricultural) * A

pandemic A pandemic () is an epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a substantial number of individuals. A widespread endemic (epidemiology), endemic disease wi ...

caused by such a disease * A

swarm Swarm behaviour, or swarming, is a collective behaviour exhibited by entities, particularly animals, of similar size which aggregate together, perhaps milling about the same spot or perhaps moving ''en masse'' or migrating in some direction. ...

of pest insects such as locusts ** A massive attack of other

pests PESTS was an anonymous American activist group formed in 1986 to critique racism, tokenism, and exclusion in the art world. PESTS produced newsletters, posters, and other print material highlighting examples of discrimination in gallery represent ...

afflicting agriculture **

Overpopulation in wild animals Overpopulation or overabundance is a phenomenon in which a species' population becomes larger than the carrying capacity of its environment. This may be caused by increased birth rates, lowered mortality rates, reduced predation or large scale m ...

afflicting the environment and/or agriculture * Plague, collective noun for

common grackle The common grackle (''Quiscalus quiscula'') is a species of large icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America. First described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, the common grackle has three subspecies. Adult common grackles have a ...

Historical plagues

List of epidemics This is a list of the largest known epidemics and pandemics caused by an infectious disease. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large nu ...

* Antonine Plague, an ancient pandemic in 165–189 CE brought to the Roman Empire by troops returning from campaigns in the Near East *

Black Death The Black Death (also known as the Pestilence, the Great Mortality or the Plague) was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Western Eurasia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353. It is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causi ...

, the Eurasian pandemic beginning in the 14th century *

Great Northern War plague outbreak During the Great Northern War (1700–1721), many towns and areas around the Baltic Sea and East-Central Europe had a severe outbreak of the plague with a peak from 1708 to 1712. This epidemic was probably part of a pandemic affecting an area from ...

, a European outbreak in the early 18th century *

Great Plague of London The Great Plague of London, lasting from 1665 to 1666, was the last major epidemic of the bubonic plague to occur in England. It happened within the centuries-long Second Pandemic, a period of intermittent bubonic plague epidemics that origi ...

, a massive outbreak in England that killed an estimated 20% of London's population in 1665–1666 *

Plague of Athens The Plague of Athens ( grc, Λοιμὸς τῶν Ἀθηνῶν}, ) was an epidemic that devastated the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece during the second year (430 BC) of the Peloponnesian War when an Athenian victory still seemed within r ...

, a devastating epidemic which hit Athens in ancient Greece in 430 BCE *

Plague of Justinian The plague of Justinian or Justinianic plague (541–549 AD) was the first recorded major outbreak of the first plague pandemic, the first Old World pandemic of plague, the contagious disease caused by the bacterium ''Yersinia pestis''. The dis ...

, a pandemic in 541–542 CE in the Byzantine Empire * Plague Riot, a riot in Moscow in 1771 caused by an outbreak of bubonic plague

Modern plagues

Third plague pandemic The third plague pandemic was a major bubonic plague pandemic that began in Yunnan, China, in 1855. This episode of bubonic plague spread to all inhabited continents, and ultimately led to more than 12 million deaths in India and China (and perha ...

or Third Plague, a major plague pandemic that began in China in 1855 until 1960 **

Manchurian plague The Manchurian plague was a pneumonic plague that occurred mainly in Manchuria in 1910–1911. It killed 60,000 people, stimulating a multinational medical response and the wearing of the first personal protective equipment (PPE). __TOC__ Histor ...

(1910–11): Part of the third plague pandemic *

HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...

, originally referred to as the "gay plague" when it was discovered in the 1980s (see

History of HIV/AIDS AIDS is caused by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which originated in non-human primates in Central and West Africa. While various sub-groups of the virus acquired human infectivity at different times, the present pandemic had its origins ...

)

Art, media, and entertainment

Art

* ''Plague'' (painting), by Arnold Böcklin

Fictional entities

*Plague, Lisbeth Salander's hacker friend and colleague in the Hacker Republic, e.g., see ''The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest#Trial'' *

The Plague (G.I. Joe) World War III is the title of a 12-issue comic book story that took place in issues #25-36 of the comic ''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'', published by Devil's Due Publishing. The plot concerns Cobra Command's final attempt to take over the world. Ori ...

, a Cobra special forces team in the comic book ''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' * The Plague, a duo of demonic assassins in the movie ''

Hobo with a Shotgun ''Hobo with a Shotgun'' is a 2011 exploitation action black comedy film directed by Jason Eisener, written by John Davies, from a story by Eisener, and starring Rutger Hauer. It is based on a faux- trailer of the same title featured in the Quentin ...

Films and television

* ''Plague'' (1979 film), a science-fiction film * ''The Plague'' (1992 film), a drama film * ''The Plague'' (2006 film), a horror film * ''Plague'' (2014 film), an Australian horror film * ''La peste'' (TV series), Spanish historical drama series broadcast in the UK as ''The Plague''

Games

* Corrupted Blood incident, a virtual plague that occurred in the video game ''World of Warcraft'' * '' Plague Inc.'', a strategy game for smartphones and tablets by Ndemic Creations * ''

Plague! ''Plague!'' is a board game first published by B&B Productions in 1991, and was designed by Steven Barsky. Description ''Plague!'' is about the arrival of the Black Plague The Black Death (also known as the Pestilence, the Great Mortality ...

'', a card game about the Black Plague in England *Plague of Shadows (Plague Knight), a character and DLC gamemode for

Shovel Knight ''Shovel Knight'' is a platform game, platform video game developed and published by Yacht Club Games. Development was crowdfunded and the game was released for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Windows in June 2014. It was ported to OS X and Linux in Se ...

*The Plague, a playable killer character of Babylonian origin from the asymmetrical-survival horror

Dead by Daylight ''Dead by Daylight'' is an asymmetric multiplayer survival horror online game developed by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive. It is a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a savage Killer and the other four play as Su ...

Literature

* ''Plague'', a 2000 young adult novel by

Malcolm Rose Malcolm Rose (born 1953) is a British young adult author. Many of his books, including the ''Traces'' and ''Lawless and Tilley'' series, are mysteries or thrillers where the hero uses science to catch the criminal or terrorist. Biography ...

* ''Plague'', a 1977 thriller novel by

Graham Masterton Graham Masterton (born 16 January 1946, in Edinburgh) is a British author known primarily for horror fiction. Originally editor of '' Mayfair'' and the British edition of '' Penthouse'', his debut novel, ''The Manitou'', was published in 1976. T ...

* ''

Plague 99 ''Plague 99'' () is a 1989 novel written by Jean Ure. It tells the story of a pandemic that shuts down London, and a group of three teenagers that survive the outbreak. The book takes an apocalypticism, apocalyptic view and details the experie ...

'', a novel by Jean Ure * ''The Plague'' (novel), a novel by Albert Camus * "The Plague" (''Dragon Prince''), an epidemic which affects both humans and dragons in Melanie Rawn's novel * ''The Plague'' (magazine), New York University's comedy magazine

Music

Artists

* The Plague (American band), a hardcore punk band from Cleveland *

The Plague (English band) The Plague are an English punk rock band. Formed in South East London during 1976, the band were initially in existence until 1981. They re-formed in 2005. Their original line-up was: * Marc Jefferies - Vocals, lead guitar * Gareth Martin - ...

, a punk rock band * The Plague (New Zealand band), a theatrical punk/art rock band

Albums

* ''Plague'' (Klinik album) * ''Plagues'' (album), by The Devil Wears Prada * ''The Plague'', by

Demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, ani ...

* ''The Plague'' (Brotha Lynch Hung album)

EPs

* ''The Plague'' (Nuclear Assault EP) * ''The Plague'' (I Hate Sally EP)

Songs

* "

Plague Plague or The Plague may refer to: Agriculture, fauna, and medicine *Plague (disease), a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis'' * An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural) * A pandemic caused by such a disease * A swarm of pes ...

", by Crystal Castles from the 2012 album III * "The Plague", by Demon from the 1983 album by the same name * "The Plague," an unreleased song by

The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the ...

that appears on the 2020 live album ''The Jordan Lake Sessions''

Musicals

* ''

Plague! The Musical ''Plague! The Musical'' is a musical with book, music and lyrics by David Massingham and Matthew Townend. It is a dark comedy based loosely on the events of the Great Plague of London in 1665–1666. Plague premiered in 2008 at The Questors The ...

'', by David Massingham and Matthew Townend

Television

* "Plague" (2003 ''Dead Zone'' episode) * "Plague" (2004 ''Deadwood'' episode) * "The Plague" (1994 ''Diagnosis: Murder'' episode) * "The Plague", second episode of the 1966 ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Ark'' * "The Plague" (1996 ''Father Ted'' episode) * ''The Plague'', English title of 2018 Spanish TV series ''La peste''

Religion

Plagues of Egypt The Plagues of Egypt, in the account of the book of Exodus, are ten disasters inflicted on Biblical Egypt by the God of Israel in order to convince the Pharaoh to emancipate the enslaved Israelites, each of them confronting Pharaoh and one of hi ...

, the 10 calamities that God inflicted on Egypt in the book of Exodus *The seven plagues poured out from

seven bowls The seven bowls (, ''phialas'', sing. φιάλη ''phialē''; also translated as cups or vials) are a set of plagues mentioned in Revelation 16. They are recorded as apocalyptic events that were seen in the vision of the Revelation of Jesus Chr ...

in Revelation 15:5-16:21

Technology

Capacitor plague The capacitor plague was a problem related to a higher-than-expected failure rate of non-solid aluminium electrolytic capacitors, between 1999 and 2007, especially those from some Taiwanese manufacturers, due to faulty electrolyte composition t ...

, a condition afflicting computer motherboards in which capacitors fail