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Tuberculosis in Europe and North America
By the late 19th century, most people in Europe and North America were infected with TB -
Diabetes is discovered
in 1889 discovered Joseph von Mering and Oskar Minkowski the role of pancreas in diabetes. -
Tuberculosis cured!
In 1943 Selman Waksman discovered a way to cure TB! -
Zika virus is discovered
The Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted infection. -
The first Ebola outbreak starts in Sudan
THe Ebola outbreak killed most people in Sundan, 1976 -
Ebola is discovered
Ebola was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River. -
HIV AIDS outbreak
The United States was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. -
HIV AIDS was first reported
the number of cases and deaths among persons with AIDS increased rapidly during the 1980s. -
HIV Aids is discovered
In 1983, scientists discovered the virus that causes AIDS. -
THe Zika outbreaks starts
It spread in Latin America and the Pacific Islands.