| − | '''Plague''' is a term used to describe an epidemic contagious disease, particularly in Biblical and medieval times. The Great Plagues of Egypt included afflictions other than disease; other notable plagues include the [[Black Death]], which killed one-third of the population of [[Europe]] in the 1340s, and the Great Plague of [[London]] of 1665. | + | '''Plague''' is a term used to describe an epidemic contagious disease, particularly in Biblical and medieval times. The Great Plagues of Egypt included afflictions other than disease; other notable plagues include the [[Bubonic plague]] or '''Black Death''', which killed one-third of the population of Europe in the 1340s, and the Great Plague of [[London]] of 1665. |