(European history) A physician treating the bubonic plague, or employed simply to collect demographic and epidemiological data, especially one wearing protective clothing including goggles and a mask with a long bird's beak filled with aromatics to ward off the disease.

(medicine) A spot on the skin that is characteristic of the plague or of a similar disease. / (figuratively) A plague, a scourge, a calamity (someone that is a persistent source of trouble).

plural of plague spot

(chiefly US, now rare) Synonym of swine fever

(medicine, historical) The first major pandemic outbreak of bubonic plague in the 6th century.

(chemistry, electronics) The brittle, bright-purple intermetallic compound AuAl₂, formed when gold and aluminium are heated while in direct contact (for instance, if a gold wire is bonded to an aluminium contact pad and experiences heating due to electrical resistance).

Alternative spelling of hog plague

(derogatory) someone who doesn't follow anti-pandemic rules and guidelines or even takes actions, such as attending unnecessary events, that promote the spread of illness.

The Black Death.

(medicine) A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.