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541 BCE
Plague of Justinian
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Period: 541 BCE to 542 BCE
Plague of Justinian
25/50 million persons died
1/4 world wide population death
Bubonic Plague -
1347
Black Death
Gangrene. Diarrhea. Abdominal pain. Extreme weakness. -
Period: 1347 to 1353
Black Death
100/200 million people died
1/3 of world wide population
The disease was likely transmitted from rodents to humans by the bite of infected fleas. -
1519
Smallpox and Measles
Smallpox kills millions of native inhabitants of America in general -
Period: 1519 to
Smallpox and Measles
Caused that 20 million people died. Approximately 90% of the precolombian population -
Spanish Flu
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Period: to
Spanish Flu
Between ages 21 and 40. Most common 65 years old
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Killed almost 5-100 million of persons
