We don't hear about the plague as an outbreak. That is because modern antibiotics keep the plague at check.
Yes.
bubonic plague or the black death
The general definition of a plague is an epidemic outbreak that causes high rates of mortality.
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The plague.
There was an outbreak of the Black Plague in the Middle Ages, when medical science did not have any sort of cure, so millions of people died. The lesson learned from this outbreak was that cleanliness is vital to survival, and would keep the plague from returning.
Outbreak, plague, pandemic, epizootic.widespread,, extensive, pervasive, endemic.eSource(s):Oxford Thesaurus. III edition.
One of the last outbreaks of the plague in England was the Great Plague of London in 1665-66.
The plague is a potentially deadly disease, plaque is residue left by bacteria and food on your teeth
London due to an outbreak of the plague.
a severe outbreak of bubonic plague