1918 ⟶ Spanish Flu Pandemic Begins

March 11: Beginning of the Spanish flu pandemic, which lasts...
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🤧 Spanish Flu Pandemic Begins

March 11: Beginning of the Spanish flu pandemic, which lasts until April 1920 and kills tens of millions.⟶
Spanish Flu Pandemic Begins (1918)
PandemicDiseaseInfluenzaPublic HealthMortalityWorld War IGlobal ImpactEpidemic

🤧 Outbreak of Asian Flu Pandemic

Beginning of the Asian flu in China, leading to a worldwide pandemic that lasts until the following year.⟶
Outbreak of Asian Flu Pandemic (1957)
PandemicEpidemicInfluenzaPublic HealthWorld Health OrganizationDiseaseViral OutbreakGlobal Health CrisisMedical History
ChinaChina

🤧 Hong Kong Flu Pandemic Emerges

Another new strain of a flu in Hong Kong spreads again.⟶
Hong Kong Flu Pandemic Emerges (1968)
PandemicInfluenzaDiseasePublic HealthEpidemiologyMedical HistoryViral Outbreak
Hong KongHong Kong

🦠 Swine Flu Pandemic Emerges in North America

2009 swine flu pandemic begins in North America.⟶
Swine Flu Pandemic Emerges in North America (2009)
PandemicEpidemicInfluenzaPublic HealthDiseaseWorld Health OrganizationMedical HistoryViral Outbreak
United StatesUnited StatesMexicoMexicoCanadaCanada

🦠 Global Spread of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic, which began spreading late in the prior year, spreads from China to the vast majority of the world's inhabited areas, infecting at least 81 million and killing at least 1.8 million people in its first year.⟶
Global Spread of COVID-19 (2020)
PandemicEpidemicPublic HealthGlobal Health CrisisDiseaseWorld HistoryMortalityQuarantine
ChinaChina