ഗവൺമെൻറ്, മോഡൽ ഗേൾസ് എച്ച്.എസ്.എസ് പട്ടം/അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം/The Worst Pandemics in History
The Worst Pandemics in History
Cholera, bubonic plague, smallpox and influenza are some of the most brutal killers in human history.And outbreaks of these diseases across international borders are properly defined as pandemic, especially smallpox which has killed between 300-500 million people in its 12000 year existence. *COVID - 19(The Novel Corona Virus)*
*HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC (AT ITS PEAK,2005-2012)* First identified in Democratic Republic of Congo. It was proved as a global pandemic, killing more than 36 million people since 1981. There are between 31 and 35 million people living with HIV, the vast majority in Sub - Saharan Africa where 5% of the population is infected, roughly 21 million people. Between 2005 and 2012, the annual global death from AIDS dropped from 2.2 million to 1.6 million.
*FLU PANDEMIC (1968)*
Category 2 flu pandemic sometimes referred to as ' Hong Kong flu' was caused by H3N2 strain of Influenza.A virus, genetic offshoot of the H2N2 subtype. From the first reported case on July 13, 1968 in Hong Kong it took only 17 days before outbreaks of the virus were reported in Singapore, Vietnam and within 2 months had spread to Philippines, India, Australia, Europe and United States. It had a less mortality of 0.5 % .
*ASIAN FLU (1956 - 1958)* This was a pandemic outbreak of Influenza A of H2N2 subtype, that originated in China in 1956 and lasted until 1958. In its 2 year span, Asian flu spread from Chinese province of Ghizhou to Singapore, Hong Kong and the United States. The World Health Organisation places the final tally at approximately 2 million deaths, 69800 of those in the US alone.The flu pandemic of 1918 caused by influenza the also took a toll of 20 - 50 million the flu pandemic (1889 - 1890) caused by influenza took a toll of 1 million.
*SIXTH CHOLERA PANDEMIC (1910 - 1911)* Like its previous incarnations, the sixth cholera pandemic originated in India where is killed over 800000 people before spreading the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe and Russia.
*BLACK DEATH (1346 - 1353)* From 1346 to1353 an outbreak of the plague ravaged Europe, Africa and Asia with an estimated death toll between 75 - 200 million. Thought to have originated in Asia, the plague most likely spread across the world via fleas living on rats that frequently lived in merchant ships. We must all be aware of such pandemics in history so that we can learn lessons now. Governments must also take necessary steps to improve the health facilities at village level. The outcome of Covid - 19 pandemic is impossible to predict but we can learn from pandemics in history to determine our best courses. Keeping personal hygiene, washing hands etc are some things we should strictly remember to practice in our daily lives.
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