Biology And Ecology

noun a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague)

verb to cause continual trouble or distress to

• The bubonic plague was a devastating pandemic in the 14th century.
• The plague wiped out a large portion of the population in medieval times.
• The plague was like, totally gnarly back in the day.
• Negativity can spread like a plague if left unchecked.