According to History, there have been several pandemics that have occurred since 1400.
Here is a list of some of the most significant ones
No. | Pandemic Name | Duration | Origin | Estimated Infections | Estimated Deaths | Notes |
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1 | The Black Death | 1346-1353 | Eurasia | Not Mentioned | 75-200 million | Deadliest in human history |
2 | The Third Pandemic | 1855-1956 | China | Not Mentioned | Not Mentioned | Bubonic plague pandemic |
3 | The Spanish Flu | 1918-1919 | Worldwide | 500 million | 50-100 million | Influenza pandemic |
4 | The Asian Flu | 1957-1958 | China | Not Mentioned | Not Mentioned | H2N2 strain of influenza A |
5 | The Hong Kong Flu | 1968-1969 | Hong Kong | Not Mentioned | Not Mentioned | H3N2 strain of influenza A |
6 | Cholera (First Pandemic) | 1817-1824 | India | Not Mentioned | 1 million | First of seven cholera pandemics |
7 | Smallpox | Various Outbreaks | Worldwide | Not Mentioned | Hundreds of millions over centuries | Declared eradicated in 1980 |
8 | HIV/AIDS | 1981-Present | Worldwide | 75 million | 32 million | Ongoing pandemic |
9 | SARS | 2002-2003 | China | 8,098 | 774 | Caused by SARS-CoV |
10 | COVID-19 | 2019-Present | China | Over 200 million | Over 4 million (as of 2021) | Caused by SARS-CoV-2 |