History of Pandemics

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  • Plague of Justinian
    541 BCE

    Plague of Justinian

  • Period: 541 BCE to 542 BCE

    Plague of Justinian

    25/50 million persons died
    1/4 world wide population death
    Bubonic Plague
  • Black Death
    1347

    Black Death

    Gangrene. Diarrhea. Abdominal pain. Extreme weakness.
  • Period: 1347 to 1353

    Black Death

    100/200 million people died
    1/3 of world wide population
    The disease was likely transmitted from rodents to humans by the bite of infected fleas.
  • Smallpox and Measles
    1519

    Smallpox and Measles

    Smallpox kills millions of native inhabitants of America in general
  • Period: 1519 to

    Smallpox and Measles

    Caused that 20 million people died. Approximately 90% of the precolombian population
  • Spanish Flu

    Spanish Flu

  • Period: to

    Spanish Flu

    Between ages 21 and 40. Most common 65 years old
    .
    Killed almost 5-100 million of persons