Pandemics And Epidemics Through Agaes ( Part 1 )

Like these crucial time, our world have been faced many pandemics and epidemics till now..

Prehistoric epidemic: Circa

In prehistoric China, evidence suggests a devastating  epidemic that spared no ages. 5000 years ago, the epidemic was so fast that the disease bodies didn’t get proper time for burial.

Plaque of Athens:

In 430 BC a plaque caused death of 100000 people in Athens. It continued it’s havoc for 5 years. There are doubts regarding the nature of the plaque. Some says it was like Typhoid fever, some suggests Ebola and some even blames the war between the Athens and the Sparta.

Antonine Plaque:

This plaque which claimed 5 million lives was suggested as small pox. From AD 165 to 180, the Roman soldiers came back after fighting against Parthia. It was that time the plaque started leading to the suggestions that the soldiers brought this disease from the war.

Plague of Cyprian:

From AD 250 to Ad 271 an ancient epidemic devastated the city of Thebes in Egypt. It is estimated to that it killed 5,000 people a day in Rome alone. There are proof of massive bonfire burial and bodies covered with lime. Lime was used as disinfectant at that time. It is known what disease caused this plague.

Japanese Small Pox Epidemic:

From AD 735 to 737 the Japanese areas were hit by Variola major virus. The epidemic took lives of a million people.

Plague of Justinian: 

From AD 541 to 542 a bubonic plaque devastated the Byzantine Empire. The plague reoccurred periodically afterward and statistics suggest that up to 10% of the world's population died. It was named after emperor Justinian.

Leprosy:

In 11th century, leprosy turned into a pandemic in Europe. It was believed to be a punishment from God that ran in families. As a result the victims were ostracised and socially embarrassed.

The Black Death: 

From 1346 to 1353 the Black Death devastated from Asia to Europe. Statistics claims that it wiped out over half of Europe's population. It was caused by a strain of the bacterium Yersinia pestis which was spread by fleas on infected rodents. The bodies of victims were buried in mass graves.

Cocoliztli epidemic: 

From 1545 to 1548 a viral hemorrhagic fever killed 15 million people of Mexico and Central America. A study was published linking the epidemic with Salmonella paratyphi C which causes enteric fever.

American Plaques:

In 16th century the plaque started. It was a cluster of Eurasian diseases which were brought to the Americans by European explorers. Statistics suggests 90% of the population in the Western Hemisphere was killed off by this plaque. It devastated the Aztec and the Inca civilisation. As a result, during European invasions these people couldn’t fought with their full strength leading to the downfall of them.

That’s all for the first part. We will discuss more in our next part of Pandemics and Epidemics Through Ages.

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