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The history of diseases By: Sophie Heeter

  • Tuberculosis in Europe and North America

    Tuberculosis in Europe and North America
    By the late 19th century, most people in Europe and North America were infected with TB
  • Diabetes is discovered

    Diabetes is discovered
    in 1889 discovered Joseph von Mering and Oskar Minkowski the role of pancreas in diabetes.
  • Tuberculosis cured!

    Tuberculosis cured!
    In 1943 Selman Waksman discovered a way to cure TB!
  • Zika virus is discovered

    Zika virus is discovered
    The Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted infection.
  • The first Ebola outbreak starts in Sudan

    The first Ebola outbreak starts in Sudan
    THe Ebola outbreak killed most people in Sundan, 1976
  • Ebola is discovered

    Ebola is discovered
    Ebola was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River.
  • HIV AIDS outbreak

    HIV AIDS outbreak
    The United States was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.
  • HIV AIDS was first reported

    HIV AIDS was first reported
    the number of cases and deaths among persons with AIDS increased rapidly during the 1980s.
  • HIV Aids is discovered

    HIV Aids is discovered
    In 1983, scientists discovered the virus that causes AIDS.
  • THe Zika outbreaks starts

    THe Zika outbreaks starts
    It spread in Latin America and the Pacific Islands.