Pestilence may refer to: *

Infectious disease An infection is the invasion of tissue (biology), tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host (biology), host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmis ...

*Pestilence, one of the

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are figures in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Bible, a piece of apocalypse literature attributed to John of Patmos, and generally regarded as dating from about AD 95. Similar allusions a ...

Pestilence (band) Pestilence is a Dutch death metal band founded in Enschede in 1986. They have been through various membership changes throughout their existence, with guitarist-vocalist Patrick Mameli as the sole constant member. After disbanding in order to ...

, a Dutch death metal group *

Pestilence (comics) Karen Page Pagon Paibok Doctor Paine Dr. Thaddeus Paine is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Len Kaminski, first appeared in ''Morbius the Living Vampire'' #4 (Dece ...

, a Marvel Comics supervillain, based on the biblical horseman * "Pestilence" (''Medici: Masters of Florence''), a television episode *"The Pestilence", a song by Kreator from ''

Pleasure to Kill ''Pleasure to Kill'' is the second studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in November 1986 by Noise Records. Background ''Pleasure to Kill'' is widely considered a landmark thrash metal classic, along with ''Master of Puppet ...

'' *"The Pestilence" is another name for the

Black Death The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the list of epidemics, most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as people perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. ...

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