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540
Plague of Justinian
Dispersed throughout Europe for over 200 years (540-750AD) this plague is believed to have killed 50% of the world's population! -
Period: 540 to Jan 1, 750
Justinian's Plague
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Jan 1, 1347
Black Death (Bubonic Plague)
Thought to have started in central Asia and killed 75 million people (at least 50 million in Europe alone). The Black Death reputedly killed between 50 and 60 percent of Europe's total populastion of the time! -
Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1352
Black Death (Bubonic Plague)
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Jan 1, 1400
Smallpox, Measles and Typhus
These three killers swept the world with the movement of explorers and soldiers. Believed to have killed MILLIONS of indigenous people in Mexico, Brazil and Peru. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
New World Diseases (Smallpox, Measles & Typhus)
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Jan 1, 1556
Influenza
The first major influenza epidemic occurred in Europe (spanning approximately four years) and is thought to have killed 20% of Europe's population! -
Period: Jan 1, 1556 to Dec 31, 1560
Influenza
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Smallpox
About 60 million people are thought to have died from smallpox throughout the eighteenth century in Europe - including 60% of children aged five years and under! -
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Smallpox in Europe
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Spanish Flu
Globally 40-50million people died of this disease shortly after World War I. (This was more than 2% of the world's total population)
