The history of pandemics

By Andrea.exe
  • 541 BCE

    Plague of Justinian

    Plague of Justinian
    The first major pandemic was the plague of Justinian which struck the Byzantine Empire, where 25-50 million died.
  • 1347

    Black Death

    Black Death
    The Black Death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia, it takes around 100-200 million deads.

  • Spanish Flu

    Spanish Flu
    It is the most recent mass pandemic that infected 500 million worldwide

  • Covid-19

    Covid-19
    It is an actual pandemic cause by a virus, it has taken around 5 million lives