pestilence

详细解释:n. 瘟疫, 散布毒害的事物, 罪恶
【医】 疫病, 疫病流行

英语解释：

名词 pestilence:

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：plague, pest, pestis