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Plague of 698–701 (part of first plague pandemic) 698–701 Byzantine Empire, West Asia, Syria, Mesopotamia: Bubonic plague: Unknown 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic: 735–737 Japan Smallpox: 2 million (approx. 1 ⁄ 3 of Japanese population) Plague of 746–747 (part of first plague pandemic) 746–747 Byzantine Empire, West Asia, Africa
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353. One of the most fatal pandemics in human history, as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3] Bubonic plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread by fleas.
- 1346–1353
- Bubonic plague
- 75,000,000–200,000,000 (estimated)
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- First Pandemic: Early Middle Ages
- Second Pandemic: from 14th Century to 19th Century
- Third Pandemic: 19th and 20th Centuries
- Modern Cases
The word plague is believed to come from the Latin word plāga ("blow, wound") and plangere (“to strike, or to strike down”), via the German Plage (“infestation”).[citation needed] Some authors have suggested that the plague was responsible for the Neolithic decline. That is supported by the discovery of a tomb in modern-day Sweden containing 79 cor...
The Plague of Justinian in AD 541–542 is the first known attack on record, and marks the first firmly recorded pattern of bubonic plague. This disease is thought to have originated in China. It then spread to Africa from where the huge city of Constantinople imported massive amounts of grain, mostly from Egypt, to feed its citizens. The grain ships...
From 1331 to 1351, the Black Death, a massive and deadly pandemic originating in China, spread along the Silk Road and swept through Asia, Europe and Africa. It may have reduced the world's population from 450 million to between 350 and 375 million. China lost around half of its population, from around 123 million to around 65 million; Europe aroun...
The Third Pandemic began in China's Yunnan province in 1855, spreading plague to all inhabited continents and ultimately killing more than 12 million people in India and China alone. Casualty patterns indicate that waves of this pandemic may have come from two different sources. The first was primarily bubonic and was carried around the world throu...
Plague cases were massively reduced during the second half of the 20th century, but outbreaks still occurred, especially in developing countries. Between 1954 and 1997, human plague was reported in 38 countries, making the disease a re-emerging threat to human health. Between 1987 and 2001, 36,876 confirmed cases of plague with 2,847 deaths are rep...
Mar 17, 2020 · Three of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history were caused by a single bacterium, Yersinia pestis, a fatal infection otherwise known as the plague. The Plague of Justinian arrived in...
- Dave Roos
Apr 16, 2020 · The Black Death haunts the world as the worst-case scenario for the speed of disease's spread. It was the second pandemic caused by the bubonic plague, and ravaged Earth’s population.
- John Seven
Jan 31, 2023 · References. By Owen Jarus. last updated 31 January 2023. Discover the deadliest epidemics and pandemics in history — including ones that have wiped out entire civilizations. During one of the...
Feb 4, 2020 · Cholera, bubonic plague, malaria, leprosy, smallpox, and influenza have been some of the most deadly killers in the world. Here are 10 of the worst pandemics in history. 1. The Plague at Athens (430-427 BC) The earliest recorded pandemic took place in the second year of the Peloponnesian War.
