Pandemics in History

  • The plague of Justinian
    541 BCE

    The plague of Justinian

    The first major pandemic. Commonly known as Bubonic Plague. 25 to 50 million people had died.
  • Black Death
    1347

    Black Death

    The return of the Bubonic Plague. The most infamous pandemic in human history. The symptoms of dark swellings or buboes led to the nickname Black Death. The Black Death took up to 200 million lives across Eurasia.
  • Spanish Flu

    Spanish Flu

    The most recent mass pandemic struck that infected 500 million worldwide. By the end of 1920 Spanish flu claimed the lives of 50 to 100 million
  • SARS-COV 2

    SARS-COV 2

    The SARS-COV-2 is a new type of coronavirus that can affect people and was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan City, China.