5. 1889 Flu Pandemic
Thought to be the first true epidemic in the era of bacteriology the “Asiatic Flu” or “Russian Flu” spread across the globe. The first cases were observed in May 1889 in three separate and distant locations, Bukhara in Central Asia (Turkestan), Athabasca in northwestern Canada, and Greenland.
This strain was thought to be an outbreak of the Influenza A virus subtype H2N2, though recent discoveries have instead found the cause to be the Influenza A virus subtype H3N8. With the help of a population boom in urban areas between 1889 and 1890, this pandemic would take the lives of a million people over the course of a single year.
6. The Sixth Cholera Pandemic
Like it’s previous incarnations, the sixth cholera outbreak between 1910 to 1911 originated from India spreading from the Ganges River Delta before this time making its way across the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe and Russia, claiming the lives of over 800,000 people.
However, when it arrived in the United States the American health authorities had learned from previous outbreaks, so were quick to isolate the infected. In the end, only 11 deaths were attributed to the cholera outbreak.
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We have a pandemic in the white house that needs to go quickly the sooner the better mushroom dick head lying Chump. Kills me how you American always talk unity. Unity to Americans means divided
It amazes me that the MSM makes such a political thing of the virus of today, COVID-19. the other pandemics from the past make it look insignificant in comparison. It makes me wonder if it is just another point used to create problems in the US election for 2020. I read an article that said that 200,000 people have died, but only 6% were actually from the virus. Others were from other aliments like heart trouble, auto wrecks, old age, things like that. I would like to know if people were paid to write these deaths off and attribute them to the virus.
I agree with you! The media only spreads the news the way they want to to sell newspapers and I believe many of them have no knowledge of past pabdemics! The election has a lot I do with bad reporting and it’s a shame many people fall for their lies which are not backed by true facts! I only pray that when this election is over there will be a more peaceful America so ‘re government can get back to doing what they were elected to do and back the President in his office!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏