The modern world has encountered numerous pandemics, but known technological achievements in medicine have not always allowed to effectively restrain the spread of diseases. Let's take a look at the six worst pandemics in history that have left a deep mark in societies around the world.
- Black death (1347-1353): This tambourine has swept Europe, Asia and North Africa, taking 75 to 200 million lives. Modern antibiotics have significantly reduced mortality.
- Spanish influenza (1918-1919): Spanish remains one of the most fragile influenza pandemics. It is recorded in Spain, it has led to losses from 1% to 3% of the world's population. Medicine still considers it as the most deadly flu pandemic.
- HIV/AIDS Pandemia: Human immunodeficiency virus has led to more than 35 million deaths. Modern therapy helps people live longer and healthier, but it is impossible to cure HIV.
- The third pandemic of cholera (1846-1860): the origin in India, cholera spread the world, leading to destructive outbreaks. Further studies have shown that the disease is transmitted through water, which helped to combat it.
- Asian influenza (1957-1958): caused by the flu virus A H2N2, it has taken over a million lives. The outbreak covered all continents, and the total mortality exceeded 1.1 million.
- Coronavirus (since 2019): known as the Covid-19, coronavirus has led to significant losses of life and forced the world to take a number of measures. Vaccination helps to contain spread, but remains an important challenge.
Despite technological progress, pandemics remain a serious test for world society.
