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Within 50 years of its reign, by 1400, it reduced the global population from 450 million to below 350 million, possibly below 300 million, with the pandemic killing as many as 150 million. Some estimates claim that the Black Death claimed up to 60% of lives in Europe at that time [ 25 ].
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Intermittent outbreaks of infectious diseases have had...
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Introduction. The Black Death was one of the most...
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- COVID-19 Pandemic 2019. Coronavirus is believed to have originated in Wuhan in China, the virus spread throughout Europe, the rest of Asia, North America and virtually every part of the world within months since it emerged in late 2019.
- SARS (2002-2004) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was first reported in Guangdong, China in February 2003 although experts believe it started in China as early as November 2002.
- HIV/AIDS (1981) The first case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was reported in 1981. Since then HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) has spread globally infecting more than 65 million people according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- H3N2 Pandemic (1968) The 1968 flu pandemic was caused by the influenza H3N2 virus. Although relatively not as deadly, the virus was highly contagious that it spread throughout Southeast Asia within two weeks after it first emerged in Hong Kong in July 1968.
- The pandemic originated in Spain. No one believes the so-called “Spanish flu” originated in Spain. The pandemic likely acquired this nickname because of World War I, which was in full swing at the time.
- The pandemic was the work of a ‘super-virus’ The 1918 flu spread rapidly, killing 25 million people in just the first six months. This led some to fear the end of mankind, and has long fueled the supposition that the strain of influenza was particularly lethal.
- The first wave of the pandemic was most lethal. Actually, the initial wave of deaths from the pandemic in the first half of 1918 was relatively low. It was in the second wave, from October through December of that year, that the highest death rates were observed.
- The virus killed most people who were infected with it. In fact, the vast majority of the people who contracted the 1918 flu survived. National death rates among the infected generally did not exceed 20 percent.
Jan 15, 2021 · This pandemic was possibly caused by an A/H3N8 virus based on serologic and epidemiologic data (Worobey et al., 2014). The virus spread rapidly as it took only 4 months to circumvent the planet (Valleron et al., 2010). The pandemic virus reappeared every year for 3 years and caused an estimated 1 million deaths worldwide (Table 1).
- Jocelyne Piret, Guy Boivin
- 10.3389/fmicb.2020.631736
- 2021
- Front Microbiol. 2020; 11: 631736.
The deep evolutionary history of the new coronavirus. April 2020, update August 2021. 3D model of the novel coronavirus. Credit: Wikimedia. For the past month, news of the pandemic coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has rattled people across the U.S. and around the globe. Internationally, the nearly 1.2 million cases have resulted in more than ...
The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919.
Mar 6, 2021 · Known as F.P.U.C., it’s called the federal pandemic unemployment compensation. The stimulus package also extends an extra $100 weekly payment, called the mixed-earner supplement, through Sept. 6.
