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plague noun

  /pleɪɡ/ , /plɛɡ/ , [pʰl̥eɪɡ] , [pʰɫ̥ɛːɡ]
  • (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
мор, чума́, пове́трие, эпиде́мия
  • (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
чума́, чума
  • A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
бе́дствие, беда́, бич, казнь, напа́сть, наше́ствие
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