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The Bubonic Plague
Though we are all familiar with the Black Plague of 1346-53, a similar event occured around the world as late as the 20th century. -
Morocco Rat Plague
After an invasion of rats into Morocco, officials ordered sick animals to be put down or captured. Within 5 days, plague cases started to be reported, and over 10,000 deaths. -
American Polio outbreaks
Across America, over 7,000 reported deaths resulted from the worst polio outbreak in American history. -
Spanish Flu Outbreak
Just after World War 1, the world was rocked by what is commonly thought of as the worst pandemic in the 20th century. -
Polio outbreaks
In 1949 and 1952, polio once again swept the country, together killing about 6,000 people. -
1958 Influenza Outbreaks
Beginning in the Far East, this flu outbreak infected mostly school children, young adults, pregnant woman, and the elderly. -
Cholera Outbreaks of 1961-1975
This was the 7th of over 100 years worth of cholera outbreaks raging across Asia, North Africa and Southern Europe. -
Serbian Smallpox Outbreak
A small smallpox outbreak occurred in Serbia, spread by citizens returning to Serbia from the Middle East. -
India Smallpox Outbreaks
A series of smallpox outbreaks erupted in India, leaving 15000 people dead, and thousands more blinded or disfigured. -
Bubonic and Pneumonic plague outbreaks
In 1994, a plague swept the Indian peninsula, resulting in 56 deaths in 5 states of India, and it triggered the largest post-independance migration of people in India, over 300,000 people fleeing the plague in Gujurat.
