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Period: Feb 25, 1300 to
Timeline
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Jan 1, 1331
Black Death Starts
The Bubonic Plague started in China in the early 1300's . -
Jan 1, 1340
Black Plague in Africa
By 1340's the Black Plague had reached Northern Africa. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Death Hits Europe
In 1347 A.D. The Black Death Reached Europe. Scientists believe that the disease was carried over from Asia by Merchants and Soldiers. -
Jan 1, 1349
The Black Death Peaks
The Black Death was at its worst between 1348 - 1350 . -
Jan 1, 1366
Another Outbreak
In 1366 another wave of the Black Plague broke out -
Jan 1, 1397
Black Plague Final Death Toll
By 1397 the Black Plague had died down. It had killed about 75 Million people whilst it raged. -
Smallpox Epidemic
The first major smallpox outbreak happened in the 1770's and killed thousands of native Americans. -
Smallpox Vaccine
The vaccination that stopped the smallpox virus was discovered in 1796 by Edward Jeener. -
Spanish Flu is passed on
Scientists think that in 1913 pigs started giving humans a virus which later became the Spanish Flu. -
Spanish Flu Starts
In 1918 the Spanish Flu started and the first wave of Spanish Flu hit worldwide. -
Second Wave
The Second Wave of Spanish Flu hit in 1919. It came from France and the United States and had mutated and become more deadly. -
Spanish Flu Death Toll
The Spanish Flu ended in 1920. It killed between 50 - 100 Million People worldwide. -
Smallpox Eradication
In the last few months of 1979 it was declared that smallpox had been eradicated. It only remains in four labs around the world -
Smallpox Death Toll
Smallpox killed about 300,000 people worldwide.