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541 BCE
Justinian Plague
Was the First recorded pandemic Outbreak,killed almost 25 million people
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Jan 1, 1334
Black Death or the Great Plague
Second Pandemic recorded, originated in China,took 60% of the European population, -
Discovery of Microbiology
Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch are the two who started Microbiology -
Antonie Van Leewenhoek
One of first people to observe Microorganisms -
Smallpox
70% of the Native American population died,last known case 1949,they got it from European settlers. -
Yellow fever
5,000 people died,1700 fled the country,Got to the U.S By Refugees -
First Vaccine
Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for Small Pox -
John Snow was Born
John Snow soon be came the first Epidemiologist -
Ferdinand Julius Cohn born
Ferdinand Julius Cohn German biologist ,he was the first to show that Bacillus can change from a vegetative state to a endospore state Ferdinand Julius Cohn died June 25, 1898 -
Cholera
Ended-1866,2-6 people died each day,began in India,Spread across globe through trade routes -
Cholera
Ended 1866,2-6 Americans died each day,there was three serious waves -
Scarlet fever
95% of people who got this where children,The end of this was mystery,no vaccine for this -
Modern Plague
Third pandemic started in china 1860's later turned in to the Hong Kong Influenza. -
Robert Koch
He claimed that microbes can cause disease -
Typhoid Mary
10,771 people died from this,rare in U.S,happened in New York -
Spanish Flu
Ended in 1919, this pandemic killed more people than the great war (WW1),More people died in a year with this than in the four years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague -
Discovery of antibiotics
Sir Alexander Fleming discovered enzyme lysozyme which led to the making of antibiotics -
Diphtheria epidemic
15,520 people died,Catching this now days is very rare, Ended 1925 -
polio Vaccine
Dr. Jonas Salk successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis(Polio) Used since 2000 even though discovered before then -
Asian Influenza
First identified in February 1957,Second major influenza of the 20th century,Caused 1-2 million deaths world wide, -
First suspected Case of H.I.V in US
Also called Belgian Congo, evolved from a single introduction into the African population -
Hong Kong influenza
Also known as Hong Kong flu pandemic, was a global out break of influenza,originated in China lasted from 1968 to 1970. Was the third Pandemic out break of the 20th century caused between 25-50 million people -
First suspected case of AIDS In US
5 Gay men get unusual infections,their immune systems weren't working correctly. This case will soon be known as the A.I.D's epidemic -
Cryptosporidium
403,000 were infected,more than 100 people died, -
SARS epidemic
8098 people world wide became sick with this, of the 8098 people 744 died,
