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541 BCE
PLAGUE OF JUSTINIAN
It was an epidemic that affected the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire and other parts of Europe, Asia and Africa -
1347
BLACK DEATH
The deadliest pandemic in history appears from the middle of the 14th century. Although there had already been other plagues considered "plague," -
1520
SMALLPOX
Smallpox is a disease caused by the Variola major virus. Some specialists say that over the centuries it killed more people than all other infectious diseases combined. Vaccination around the world stopped the spread of smallpox three decades ago. -
SPANISH FLU
Unlike other influenza epidemics that mainly affect children and the elderly, its victims were also young and healthy adults, as well as animals, including cats and dogs.4 5 It is considered the most devastating pandemic in human history -
HIV
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that causes HIV infection.1 It is a virus that, on average, in 10 years in developed countries or in five years in countries with poor public health, causes the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) -
ÉBOLA
Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly called Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a serious, often fatal disease in humans. The virus is transmitted to humans by wild animals and spreads in human populations by person-to-person transmission. -
COVID-19
La COVID‑19 es la enfermedad infecciosa causada por el coronavirus que se ha descubierto más recientemente. Tanto este nuevo virus como la enfermedad que provoca eran desconocidos antes de que estallara el brote en Wuhan (China) en diciembre de 2019. Actualmente la COVID‑19 es una pandemia que afecta a muchos países de todo el mundo.
