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Throughout known, predominantly Western history, there have been recorded processions of pandemics that each shaped our history and our society, inclusive of shaping the very basic principles of modern health sciences. What follows is an outline of major pandemic outbreaks throughout recorded history extending into the twenty-first century.
Find out about the history of vaccines and infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics in this timeline. History of infectious disease outbreaks and vaccines timeline Learn about the history of major disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics, as well as the impact vaccines and research had on many infectious diseases.
Dec 7, 2023 · The Black Death. The Black Death (1346–1353 CE) – one of the earliest pandemics with a methodically estimated death toll – killed around 50–60% of Europe’s population, approximately 50 million people, in just 6 years. 3. Researchers have established that many people also died elsewhere – as large outbreaks are also recognizable in ...
The Spanish flu: The global impact of the largest influenza pandemic in history. Max Roser. Smallpox is the only human disease to be eradicated – here's how the world achieved it. Sophie Ochmann and Hannah Ritchie. Breaking out of the Malthusian trap: How pandemics allow us to understand why our ancestors were stuck in poverty. Max Roser
Apr 25, 2023 · The outbreak of the infectious respiratory disease known as COVID-19 triggered one of the deadliest pandemics in modern history. COVID-19 claimed nearly 7 million lives worldwide. In the United ...
Jan 31, 2023 · Here are 21 of the worst epidemics and pandemics in history, dating from prehistoric to modern times. Related:Spanish Flu: The deadliest pandemic in history. 1. Prehistoric epidemic: Circa 3000 B ...
Mar 17, 2020 · Here’s how five of the world’s worst pandemics finally ended. 1. Plague of Justinian—No One Left to Die. BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty Images. Yersinia pestis, formerly pasteurella ...
