2022 ⟶ Monkeypox Outbreak Begins
May 6: Monkeypox outbreak.
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🤧 Fifth Sweating Sickness Outbreak and John Caius's Account
Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.⟶
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United Kingdom💀 Plague Outbreak in Elizabethan England
Plague outbreak claimed 80,000 people in Elizabethan England. In London alone, over 20,000 people died of the disease.⟶
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United Kingdom🏔️ Scott's Antarctic Expedition: Fatal Return from South Pole
late March: Captain Scott and his companions die in a blizzard on their way back from the South Pole.⟶
ExplorationPolar ExplorationBritish EmpireImperialismDisaster
United Kingdom🦟 Zika Virus Outbreak Linked to Microcephaly Cases
An outbreak of the Zika virus is linked to a cluster of cases of microcephaly.⟶
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United States🐒 Monkeypox Outbreak Begins
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