The 10 worst epidemics in history before the coronavirus
EPIDEMIC DISEASES THAT DESTROY HUMAN RACE
THE MOST HORRIBLE AND DEADLIEST DISEASES OF HISTORY
The coronavirus is not the only disease in the world that has made the whole of humanity helpless. All technology has been left in the lurch. I have gone through many diseases that have made human beings helpless. Karuna is definitely an untouchable disease but many people have recovered from it. Similar dangerous diseases are mentioned below. It not only made human beings helpless but also killed human beings on a large scale. Its purpose is not to frighten you at all, but to protect you. Wage increase. No matter how dangerous and sinister it may be, its effect lasts only a few days. Let's look at history and see how many times humanity has been afflicted with such diseases even before today.
1- Black death
Deaths: 75 million to 200 million
Never before in human history has there been such a tragedy. This plague of the plague from 1347 to 1351 affected the world to such an extent that it is said that if it had not occurred, the map of the world would be different today.
According to experts, the plague spread from East Asia to the Middle East via trade routes and then to Europe, where it killed 30 to 60 per cent of the population. The devastation was so terrible that there was no one left to bury the dead in the whole city.
Due to the effects of this epidemic, for the first time in history, the world's total population decreased and it took the world two hundred years to reach this level of population again.
Bonus: The deadliest epidemic of the 21st century
The Ebola virus that spread in West Africa from 2013 to 2016 killed 11,300 people, making it the deadliest epidemic of the century so far.
2 - Spanish flu
Deaths: 100 million
The epidemic broke out when the world was still in the throes of World War I, 1918-1920. At that time, the world's population was close to 2.5 billion, while the Spanish flu affected almost every fourth person.
Due to the war situation at that time, most of the deaths from the flu were hidden in most parts of Europe, while Spain, since it was not involved in the war, and the news of major deaths from there gave the impression that the disease had spread. Spain, in particular, is targeted.
The flu is usually more deadly for children and the elderly, but the Spanish flu has killed young people in particular.
3- AIDS / HIV
Deaths: 30 million
AIDS is a new disease whose virus was transmitted from chimpanzees to humans in West Africa and then spread to the rest of the world. The disease has hit Africa the hardest, with more than 60 per cent of the world's cases in recent years coming from sub-Saharan Africa.
4 - Plague Justin
Deaths: 25 million
This is the first major outbreak of the plague between 541 and 542. Within two years, the plague swept through the Byzantine Empire and the adjoining Sassanid Empire. The effects of the epidemic were so severe that, according to experts, it changed the course of history. The plague is said to have weakened these empires so much that a few decades later the Arabs were able to overthrow them with great ease.
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5 - Cocoles (1)
The epidemic also occurred in Mexico, but about 30 years before the Cochlear tuberculosis 2, and for the same reason, the indigenous peoples of the Americas were not immune to European germs. But this epidemic has caused far more doomsday than any other and has put 5 million to 1.5 million people to death.These figures are appalling given the fact that at that time the population was much smaller than it is today and one can imagine how it would have left the whole country barren.
6 - Antonin's epidemic
Deaths: 5 million to 10 million
This terrible disease spread at a time when the Roman Empire was at its height. The plague, which lasted from 165 to 180 AD, devastated much of Europe. The famous sage Galenus went through the same period and described the details of the disease, but it was not clear what the disease was, and both measles and smallpox are named in this connection.
7- Cocolesatli (2)
Deaths: 2 million to 2.5 million
When Spanish adventurers invaded the Americas, it was a terrible tragedy in human history. The bodies of the local population did not have any resistance to European germs, so their settlements were devastated.
A tragedy occurred in Mexico between 1576 and 1580 in which 2 million to 2.5 million people were killed. It is not clear what the actual disease was, but the patients had a high fever, and blood flowed from different parts of the body
8- Iranian plague
Deaths: More than 2 million
By the way, the plague has been rising from time to time, but in 1772 a terrible epidemic broke out in Iran. At that time there was no cure for this insidious disease which caused the whole country to be engulfed.
9 - Asian flu
Deaths: 2 million
From 1957 to 1958, there was a flu from China which spread all over the world. According to some experts, the virus was transmitted from ducks to humans. The epidemic killed nearly 2 million people, including 70,000 in the United States alone.
10 - Sleep epidemic
Total casualties: 1.5 million
The epidemic, which lasted from 1915 to 1926, was caused by a germ that invades the brain. The disease can be considered a form of meningitis and causes severe drowsiness in the patient. In the severity of the disease, the patient becomes an idol and cannot move.
CONCLUSION
The coronavirus has caused a wave of fear around the world, but all the evidence shows that the virus is not as dangerous as the fear it causes. The epidemics in history were far worse.
History tells us that many times in the past horrific epidemics have devastated the human population on a large scale and the current Coronavirus epidemic is unmatched.
Here we are talking about the ten most terrible epidemics that have spread in the past that have devastated large parts of the world. The mildest epidemic first and the most terrible las
5 - Cocoles (1)
The epidemic also occurred in Mexico, but about 30 years before the Cochlear tuberculosis 2, and for the same reason, the indigenous peoples of the Americas were not immune to European germs. But this epidemic has caused far more doomsday than any other and has put 5 million to 1.5 million people to death.These figures are appalling given the fact that at that time the population was much smaller than it is today and one can imagine how it would have left the whole country barren.6 - Antonin's epidemic
Deaths: 5 million to 10 millionThis terrible disease spread at a time when the Roman Empire was at its height. The plague, which lasted from 165 to 180 AD, devastated much of Europe. The famous sage Galenus went through the same period and described the details of the disease, but it was not clear what the disease was, and both measles and smallpox are named in this connection.
7- Cocolesatli (2)
Deaths: 2 million to 2.5 million
When Spanish adventurers invaded the Americas, it was a terrible tragedy in human history. The bodies of the local population did not have any resistance to European germs, so their settlements were devastated.A tragedy occurred in Mexico between 1576 and 1580 in which 2 million to 2.5 million people were killed. It is not clear what the actual disease was, but the patients had a high fever, and blood flowed from different parts of the body
8- Iranian plague
Deaths: More than 2 million
By the way, the plague has been rising from time to time, but in 1772 a terrible epidemic broke out in Iran. At that time there was no cure for this insidious disease which caused the whole country to be engulfed.
9 - Asian flu
Deaths: 2 million
From 1957 to 1958, there was a flu from China which spread all over the world. According to some experts, the virus was transmitted from ducks to humans. The epidemic killed nearly 2 million people, including 70,000 in the United States alone.
10 - Sleep epidemic
Total casualties: 1.5 million
The epidemic, which lasted from 1915 to 1926, was caused by a germ that invades the brain. The disease can be considered a form of meningitis and causes severe drowsiness in the patient. In the severity of the disease, the patient becomes an idol and cannot move.
CONCLUSION
The coronavirus has caused a wave of fear around the world, but all the evidence shows that the virus is not as dangerous as the fear it causes. The epidemics in history were far worse.
History tells us that many times in the past horrific epidemics have devastated the human population on a large scale and the current Coronavirus epidemic is unmatched.
Here we are talking about the ten most terrible epidemics that have spread in the past that have devastated large parts of the world. The mildest epidemic first and the most terrible las
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