21st century epidemic timeline

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/17/2000	Polio	1. Polio is an infection caused by a virus that affects the whole body including muscles and nerves. 2.There are three types of polio: non-paralytic, spinal paralytic and bulbar—the latter two being the most severe. Spinal paralytic polio can lead to leg paralysis. Bulbar polio could result in a victim’s spending the rest of his life in an iron lung. 3.Because there is no cure for polio, the best pervenstion is a vaccine for 60 cents. http://polio.emedtv.com/polio/information-on-polio.html
11/30/2000	Aids	There's different ways you can get AIDS 1. Blood Transfusion 2. Sexual Intercourse 3. Dirty needles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS
06/08/2002	Pluague Outbreak	List of Epidemics Plague is a bacterial infection found mainly in rodents and their fleas. But via those fleas it can sometimes leap to humans. When it does, the outcome can be horrific, making plague outbreaks the most notorious disease episodes in history.
03/19/2003	SARS	List of Epidemics It was on a farm somewhere in southern China where the mystery pneumonia we know as SARS probably began. On March 19, German and Hong Kong scientists isolated in infected patients a completely new virus from the Paramixoviridae family - known to cause mumps and measles - which they blamed for the disease.
12/04/2005	Yellow Fever	List of Epidemics Yellow fever is a tropical disease that is spread to humans by infected mosquitoes. Yellow fever is found only in Africa and South America. Yellow fever is diagnosed by a blood test.
02/08/2007	Smallpox	list of Epidemics Smallpox is caused by variola virus. 30% or more of people who contract smallpox die. There is no treatment or cure for smallpox.
05/21/2009	Meningitis Outbreak	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics Meningitis is an infection that progresses rapidly Symptoms include high fever Severe Headache, Stiff neck & back
06/11/2009	Flu Pandemic	1. Pandemic flu IS NOT the same as seasonal flu. 2. A flu pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges among humans and spreads easily from person to person. Because the virus is new to humans, people have little or no immunity and the virus spreads worldwide. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic
04/27/2010	H1N1	Swine flu (swine influenza) is a respiratory disease caused by virusesthat infect the respiratory tract of pigs and result in nasal secretions, a barking-like cough, decreased appetite, and listless behavior. http://www.medicinenet.com/swine_flu/article.htm
09/27/2010	Haiti cholera outbreak	List of Epidemics Almost 12,000 people have contracted cholera since August in Zimbabwe, and the outbreak threatens to kill even greater numbers as the water situation becomes more desperate. Cholera is caused by becoming infected with a bacterium called vibrio cholera.
06/04/2011	Dengue Outbreak	List of Epidemics 1.Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses. 2.This is an infection that is transmitted by mosquitoes. 3.Symptoms such as headache, fever, exhaustion, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy), and rash.