A plague was an outbreak of an infectious disease that affected people over an extensive geographical area, otherwise known as a pandemic. There were also specific infectious diseases that were given the name plague.
In 2266, Leonard McCoy concurred that a plague might explain the death of the grups on Miri. (TOS: "Miri")
The term plague could also be used to describe any other widespread, unpleasant phenomenon. In 2270, James T. Kirk described the spate of practical jokes aboard USS Enterprise in his log as plaguing their crew. (TAS: "The Practical Joker")
Types of plagues[]
- Boranis III plague (DS9: "The Quickening")
- Botanical plague (TOS: "The Cloud Minders")
- Bubonic plague (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
- Cartalian fever (DS9: "Nor the Battle to the Strong")
- Dramia II plague (TAS: "Albatross")
- Klingon augment virus (ENT: "Affliction", "Divergence")
- Ornaran plague (TNG: "Symbiosis")
- Phyrox plague (TNG: "Allegiance")
- Plasma plague (TNG: "The Child")
- Rigelian fever (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
- Rudellian plague (DS9: "Rules of Engagement")
- Tarellian plague (TNG: "Haven")
- Telurian plague (ENT: "Cold Station 12" and TNG: "A Matter Of Time")
- Teplan blight (DS9: "The Quickening")
- Terrellian plague (ENT: "Singularity" and VOY: "Message in a Bottle")
- Tribbles (according to Worf) (DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")