It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said about the plague: "The one who flees from it is like the one who flees on the day the armies meet on the battlefield, and whoever is patient in it (stays firm) will have the reward of a martyr."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 8980
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه أحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 14702، 15021، 15104، وعبد بن حميد فى «مسنده» برقم: 1118، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 3193»