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The plague of Athens occurred in the city of Athens, and killed 75,000 to 100,000 people. The epidemic is thought to be the first form of the bubonic plague.
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The Antinone Plague occurred in the Roman Empire, and killed around 5 million people. The disease is thought to be the first cases of smallpox or measles.
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The Plague of Justinian occurred in the Eastern Roman Empire and killed approximately 25 million people. The cause of the disease of a bacteria called Yersinia Pestis.
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The Black Death was one of the worst pandemics in history. The disease killed an estimated 450 million and 75 million people were affected. The disease spread worldwide.
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Cholera is a disease that is caused by contaminated food or water. The first cholera outbreak spread through the Southeast Asia to the Middle East. The amount of deaths is still unknown.
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The pandemic was the third influenza pandemic which started in Yunman, China. The pandemic went for over five decades and caused around 15 million deaths.
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The Spanish Flu was the first influenza pandemic, which affected almost 500 million people worldwide. The illness 20 - 50 million people dead.
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It was the second influenza pandemic that spread worldwide. 1 to 2 million deaths occurred and the virus spread throughout Asia and to the United States.
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The Hong Kong Flu was the third outbreak of the influenza virus, and killed an estimated one million people. The virus could be passed through sneezes or coughs.
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HIV is a virus which can lead to AIDS if it is left untreated. The first cases of HIV/ AIDS were recorded in the 1980’s. As of 2011, the illness has killed 25 million people, and affected 60 million.
