4
bubonic plague(expression, idiom)
4
illness(noun, disease, destruction, death, demise)
4
outbreak(noun, wave, plague, infection, epidemic)
4
poison
4
visitation(noun, plague, blight)
3
death
3
endemic(noun, disease, plague, outbreak, epidemic)
3
epizootic
3
evil(noun, burden, stain, decay, magic)
3
malady(noun, disease, destruction, death, demise)
3
pathology(noun, destruction, death, demise, unhealthiness)
3
rash(noun, cold, wave, plague, outbreak)
3
torment(noun, evil, burden, plague, magic)
2
infliction(noun, disease, plague, blight)
2
Black Death
2
abomination
2
adulteration(disease, stain, pollution, corruption, contamination)
2
ague(noun, disease)
2
ailment(noun, disease)
2
ambulatory plague
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