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Scope note
Epidemics or pandemics of infectious disease that spread rapidly and have a high mortality rate, whether among people or animals. A prime example is the Black Death, an infectious fever caused by the bacillus Yersinia pestis.
plagues
Accepted term: 10-Feb-2025