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1800-1900
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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...
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...
Cholera Broad Street
The Broad Street cholera outbreak of 1854 in London was the investigation that established modern epidemiology. Dr John ...
Measles Hawaii
The introduction of measles to Hawaii in 1848 devastated the native Hawaiian population. Captain James Cook had arrived ...
Valley Fever
Coccidioidomycosis, commonly known as Valley Fever, is caused by the fungi Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadas...