What is the History of Pandemics

Revision as of 09:04, 20 March 2020 by Altaweel (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Pandemics have long been a part of human history. This includes various disease that spread globally and have, in many different periods, created a large-scale population redu...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Pandemics have long been a part of human history. This includes various disease that spread globally and have, in many different periods, created a large-scale population reduction. For ancient periods, pandemics were often conflated with plagues. While the recent COVID-19 pandemic is of concern, many other pandemics have caused far worse social disruption and destruction.

Earliest Evidence for Pandemics

Late Antiquity and Medieval Pandemics

Recent Pandemics

Summary

References