Outbreak

  • Malaria: Africa
    10,000 BCE

    Malaria: Africa

  • Guinea Worm: Red Sea
    1495 BCE

    Guinea Worm: Red Sea

  • Unknown Disease: Athens
    430 BCE

    Unknown Disease: Athens

  • Smallpox: Rome
    165

    Smallpox: Rome

  • Smallpox: Japan
    745

    Smallpox: Japan

  • Small Pox: China
    1000

    Small Pox: China

  • Ergotism: France
    1095

    Ergotism: France

  • 1200

    Leprosy (Hansen's Disease): Europe

  • 1249

    Scurvy: Egypt

  • 1331

    Bubonic Plague: China

  • 1348

    Bubonic Plague: Europe

  • 1485

    Unknown Disease (The Sweating Sickness): England