plagues

n.

a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

同义词：pestilencepestpestis

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

同义词：pestilencepest

a swarm of insects that attack plants

"a plague of grasshoppers"

同义词：infestation

any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)

an annoyance

"those children are a damn plague"

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Infections and Inequalities:The Modern Plagues
Infections and inequalities: The modern plagues
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Inequity, Disease: Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues