Arthashastra
"व्याधि दुर्भिक्षयोर् व्याधिः प्रेत व्याधित उपसृष्ट परिचारक व्यायाम उपरोधेन कर्माण्य् उपहन्ति, दुर्भिक्षं पुनर् अकर्म उपघाति हिरण्य पशु कर दायि च" इत्य् आचार्याः ॥
My teacher says that of pestilence and famine, pestilence brings all kinds of business to a stop by causing obstruction to work on account of disease and death among men and owing to the flight of servants, whereas famine stops no work, but is productive of gold, cattle and taxes.
english translation
"vyAdhi durbhikSayor vyAdhiH preta vyAdhita upasRSTa paricAraka vyAyAma uparodhena karmANy upahanti, durbhikSaM punar akarma upaghAti hiraNya pazu kara dAyi ca" ity AcAryAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript