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Pandemic
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Black Death 1347
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic caused by Yersinia pestis that killed an estimated 75 to 200 million peopl...
Plague of Justinian 541
The Plague of Justinian was the first recorded pandemic of bubonic plague, beginning in 541 AD in the Byzantine Empire d...
1918 Spanish Flu
The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus and infected approximately 500 million people wor...
HIV AIDS Pandemic
HIV AIDS was first recognized in 1981 when the CDC reported unusual pneumocystis pneumonia clusters in young gay men in ...
COVID 19 Pandemic
COVID 19 was caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The WHO declared a pand...
Asian Flu 1957
The Asian Flu pandemic of 1957 to 1958 was caused by the H2N2 influenza A virus. The first cases were reported in Guizho...
Hong Kong Flu 1968
The Hong Kong Flu pandemic of 1968 to 1970 was caused by the H3N2 influenza A virus. The virus was first recorded in Hon...
Russian Flu 1889
The Russian Flu pandemic of 1889 to 1890 was one of the first pandemics to occur in the era of rapid global transportati...
Antonine Plague 165
The Antonine Plague devastated the Roman Empire from 165 to 180 AD during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. The disease, lik...
Plague of Athens 430
The Plague of Athens struck the city state of Athens in 430 to 426 BC during the Peloponnesian War. The disease entered ...
Cholera Pandemics 1817
Seven cholera pandemics have occurred since 1817, killing millions. The first pandemic began in Jessore, India, in 1817 ...
Third Plague Pandemic
The Third Plague Pandemic began in Yunnan province, China, in 1855 and spread globally over decades, not ending until 19...
H1N1 Swine Flu 2009
The H1N1 influenza pandemic of 2009 originated in Mexico and was caused by a triple reassortant swine influenza virus. T...
Smallpox Americas
The introduction of smallpox to the Americas by European colonizers caused one of the largest demographic catastrophes i...
Plague Cyprian 249
The Plague of Cyprian was a pandemic that struck the Roman Empire from approximately 249 to 262 AD during the reign of E...