Greatest plagues in world history.

We have read that there have been different epidemics at different times in the history of the world. It is no secret that many of these epidemics have claimed the lives of many in the world. Although different strategies were used to control these epidemics, in fact, different epidemics occurred around the world at different times. Some epidemics have become uncontrollable. The Kovid-19 epidemic that we are currently facing in the world can also be taken as a new form of the epidemic that has thus been created. This article examines the 10 greatest plagues in world history.

Antonine Plague

The plague, which spread around the world between 165 and 180 AD, is the oldest known epidemic in history. The plague came to Europe through Roman soldiers in the East and later spread throughout Europe. Symptoms include fever, diarrhoea, vomiting, headache, and thirst. It is also reported that diarrhoea due to internal bleeding turns black and red or black bumps erupt all over the body. Ancient records show that in Rome alone, about 2,000 people a day died during the height of the plague. The disease has also claimed the lives of more than five million people worldwide. It is believed to be between 3% and 6% of the global population at the time.

Japanese smallpox epidemic

The disease originated in Japan between 735 and 737 AD and originated in the Korean Peninsula. The epidemic, which came to Japan from a person from the Korean Peninsula, spread rapidly in the northern Kyoshi region, and many of the victims were farmers.  As a result, a food crisis erupted in Japan, which greatly affected the regime in Japan at the time. The plague, caused by a major virus called variola, is estimated to have killed nearly a million people in Japan at the time. It was as high as 33% of the Japanese population at the time.

Plague of Justinian

The plague, which spread to Europe and West Asia between 541 and 549 AD, was caused by a bacterium called Yersinia pestis. The plague, which is thought to have been caused by rats and fleas, affected the Sassanian and Byzantine empires, and the epidemic in Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, was largely recorded by historian Procopius, who lived at the time. The plague also affected states around the Mediterranean, northern Europe, and the Arabian Peninsula. The epidemic is estimated to have killed between 15 and 100 million people.

Black Death

The plague is considered to be the worst in the history of the world. The plague spread to Europe, Asia, and North Africa between 1347 and 1353. The epidemic was caused by an epidemic caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, and the main vectors of the epidemic were rats. Reports say that at that time it was difficult to find even a man strong enough to bury the dead bodies lying in the streets. The death toll from the Black Death epidemic is estimated at 200 million worldwide. It was estimated that it was between 17% and 54% of the world's population at the time. It is said that there has never been such a terrible plague in the world.

Italian plague

The plague spread to the northern and central regions of Italy between 1629 and 1631 and was caused by a plague. Although efforts were made to reduce the spread of the disease in the early days, it was not very successful. Italy had an estimated 280,000 deaths, estimated at nearly one million globally. It is estimated that between 25% and 35% of people in Italy die.

Spanish flu

The plague, which spread worldwide between 1918 and 1920, was caused by the H1N1 virus. The causative agent of this causative virus was pigs.  The plague, which spread to Spain, spread rapidly during World War I. The plague affected a quarter of the world's population. Sources say the epidemic has killed between 40 and 50 million people. But the real numbers may be around 100 million, but those truths were kept hidden from the people. Because that war required the courage of the soldiers as well as the people. The Spanish flu is the worst disaster in history since the Black Death.

Cholera

History has shown that there have been seven cholera epidemics in the last 200 years. But the first case of the cholera virus was reported in 1817 in India. The disease was found to be caused by a bacterium called V. cholera. The plague then spread to South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, East Africa and the Mediterranean coast. This first plague affected almost every country in Asia and spread to an unprecedented extent. The epidemic affected many British soldiers, and the disease claimed more than a million lives.

Third plague pandemic

The plague began in Yunnan Province, China, around 1855, and later spread to countries such as India, Australia, and Africa, where the disease was caused by a bacterium called Yersinia pestis. The carriers of the disease were rats. The majority of deaths from the epidemic were in India, with an estimated 15 million deaths worldwide.

Yellow fever

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the plague, which spread to the United States, the Caribbean, and South America, became known as the yellow fever epidemic. The name comes from the yellowing of the skin and eyes of infected patients. The virus infects various organ systems and causes internal bleeding, which can be fatal. Yellow fever spread to Boston in 1693, to Philadelphia in 1793, and to Norfolk, Virginia in 1855, but the worst American flu epidemic was in 1878 in the Mississippi River Valley. Aedes aegypti mosquito is the carrier of this disease. The epidemic is estimated to have killed 100,000 to 150,000 people.

Great Plague of London

The Great Plague, which lasted from 1965 to 1966 in London, Britain, is known as the Great Plague of London. The epidemic was caused by an infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which caused an estimated 100,000 deaths. According to some reports, the increase was due to the slum environment in London.

In addition, the New World smallpox epidemic of 1520, Russian fever of 1889 - 1890, Asian fever from 1957 to 1958, Hong Kong fever from 1968 to 1970, The HIV / AIDS virus, discovered in 1981, Swine flu epidemic in 2009-2010 The SARS epidemic of 2002 and 2003, Ebola outbreak in 2014-2016 And the meres epidemic since 2015 There are and will be more viruses and epidemics in the world. Finally, I see epidemics as the defence mechanism that nature exerts towards its self-defence when man destroys nature.

 

KASUN SAPUMOHOTTI