What is a simile about the black death

The black death swept over Europe like a broom.

There's a couple I know of, even though I don't know what you're looking for. Plague, Yersinia Pestis, Pneumonic Plague, Bubonic Plague, Septicemic Plague, Pharyngeal Plague, Meningeal Plague, Asymptomatic plague, Abortive plague, and Cellulocutaneous plague