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542
Plague of Justinian
This plague killed up to 25 million people taking out 40% of Constantinople's population during this time. They belive the cause was the Bubonic plague. -
1346
The Black Death
(What Made the Black Death so Deadly)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5q-PIN3KSE] This video provides a fun animated video that summarizes this pandemic from the very beginning. -
Smallpox from European Settlers
(Smallpox,the Deadliest Disease in History)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx3zq8ihOO8] -
The Great Plague of London
This was an outbreak in London the resulted from the Black Death. Fleas were the main source of transmission in this. -
Cholera
This pandemic began in 1817 and is still around today. It started in India from contaminated rice and spread from there. -
Polio
Polio affects the nervous system causing paralysis and has killed 3145 people in the U.S.. There is now a vaccination for this disease. -
The Spanish Flu
(Spanish Flu: The Deadliest Pandemic in History)[https://www.livescience.com/spanish-flu.html] -
HIV/AIDS Pandemic
(All you need to know about HIV/AIDS pandemic)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vvhAVQfBrg] This video talks about the pandemic that has killed around 36 million people around the world and is still affecting the population to this day. -
Swine Flu
This recent pandemic spread from pigs to humans and affected around 61 million people in the U.S. but is now included in the flu vaccine. -
Coronavirus
Cases in U.S.
The Coronavirus is the most recent pandemic to affect the world and continues to grow every single day.
