Pandemics in the world

PANDEMIC NAME

PANDEMIC CONCEPT

SYMPTOMS

NUMBER OF DEATHS

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THE BLACK PLAGUE

The disease was caused by a bacillus-like bacterium, Yersinia pestis, and carried by fleas on rodents.

Fever, cough, skin spots and other symptoms such as gangrene

The Black Death killed between 75 and 200 million people in the 14th century.

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SPANISH FLU

It was caused by an outbreak of influenza A virus of the H1N1 subtype.

High fever, earache, body fatigue, diarrhea and occasional vomiting

He killed between 1918 and 1920 more than 40 million people around the world.

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AIDS-HIV

It is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can cause AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

Most people have influenza (flu)-like symptoms within 2 to 4 weeks of being infected.

In 2021, around 650,000 people died of AIDS-related illnesses worldwide.

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COVID-19

The virus is known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). The disease it causes is called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID -19).

It is a viral respiratory illness that causes fever, cough, and shortness of breath, but many other symptoms can occur.

By the year 2022, only in America there were 2,758,090 deaths.

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