A worldwide plague of theft emptied museums.

In ancient times, plagues killed many people.

The office for disease control reported a 10 percent spread.

An epidemic has broken out.

More often than not, famine is accompanied by plague.

So far no less than 100 people have died of the plague.

Thousands of people died during the plague.

For some reason, people have been avoiding me like the plague ever since I got back from India.

These measures can prevent the disease from spreading.