“瘟疫的”的英语？

有关瘟疫的谣传很盛行.Rumours about the plague were rife.那里是一再发生瘟疫的策源地.There is the source of the recurring pestilence.人类历史上经常可以看到瘟疫的踪影,瘟疫也给人类带来了巨大的苦难.There was plague everywhere in the history and it brought grave misery....