Ahmad recorded a narration from Abu Munib: Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), during another plague, addressed the people and said: "This is a scourge (a disease) like a torrent (sabil): whoever turns aside from it, it misses him; and like fire: whoever turns aside from it, it misses him, and whoever stays, it burns him and harms him."
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجنائز / 3861