Plague or The Plague may refer to:

Agriculture, fauna, and medicine

Plague (disease) Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium ''Yersinia pestis ''Yersinia pestis'' (''Y. pestis''; formerly '' Pasteurella pestis'') is a gram-negative, non-motile, coccobacillus bacterium without spores that is related to both ...

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

epidemic An epidemic (from 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 d ...

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 disease with a stable number of i ...

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

Historical plagues

* List of epidemics * 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 Eurasian pandemic beginning in the 14th century * Great Northern War plague outbreak, 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 ...

, 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 d ...

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

)

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), 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 Qu ...

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. ''Plague Inc.'' is a real-time strategy simulation video game, developed and published by UK-based independent video game studio Ndemic Creations. The game was inspired by the 2011 film '' Contagion'' and the 2008 Adobe Flash game ''Pandemic 2' ...

'', 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 in Weymouth, England, in 1348. Reception Richard H. Berg Richard Ha ...

'', a card game about the Black Plague in England *Plague of Shadows (Plague Knight), a character and DLC gamemode for Shovel Knight *The Plague, a playable killer character of Babylonian origin from the asymmetrical-survival horror Dead by Daylight

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. Thi ...

* '' Plague 99'', 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) The Plague was an American hardcore punk band formed in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, by Bob Sablack. They were part of the second wave of punk rock music and toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe, recording several EP' ...

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

The Plague (New Zealand band) The Plague was a New Zealand theatrical punk/art rock band that existed from 1977 to 1979, and was led by Richard von Sturmer. Their most famous performance was at the Nambassa Music Festival in 1979 and they recorded four tracks for the ''Infec ...

, a theatrical punk/art rock band

Albums

* ''Plague'' (Klinik album) * ''Plagues'' (album), by The Devil Wears Prada * ''The Plague'', by Demon * ''The Plague'' (Brotha Lynch Hung album)

EPs

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

Songs

* " Plague", 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'', 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 10 calamities that God inflicted on Egypt in the book of Exodus *The seven plagues poured out from seven bowls in Revelation 15:5-16:21

Technology

* Capacitor plague, a condition afflicting computer motherboards in which capacitors fail