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Biggest pandemics in the world: the 15 diseases that most marked history in number of deaths

With the current coronavirus pandemic, it is normal for people to be curious about similar cases from the past. Get to know the biggest pandemics in the world now.

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With the current coronavirus pandemic we are going through, it is normal for people to be more curious about similar cases that have occurred in the past.

If you are part of this group, then know that you are in the right place!

In today's text, we will talk about the biggest pandemics in the world, that is, the 15 diseases that most marked history in terms of number of deaths.

By the end of your reading, you will realize that COVID-19 is indeed very serious, but that humanity has gone through much worse situations.

Shall we check?

With the current coronavirus, it is normal for people to be more curious about the biggest pandemics in the world. If you are part of this group, then know that you are in the right place!

15. Ebola: approximately 11,000 deaths

Probably one of the biggest pandemics in the world and most recent in the world before the coronavirus, the ebola caused an epidemic outbreak in West African regions between 2013 and 2016.

Those who followed the news at the time should remember that the disease caught the attention of the World Health Organization (WHO) and many countries.

Including, just as is happening now with Brazil due to COVID-19, some of them even decided to close their borders to people coming from that region.

Probably one of the world's largest and most recent pandemics in the world before the coronavirus, Ebola caused an epidemic outbreak in West Africa between 2013 and 2016.

The first time that cases of this serious disease caused by the virus of the same name were identified was in 1976 in the regions of Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

However, even if the virus existed in the past, no Ebola outbreak was as serious as the 2013-2016, when 11,323 people died of the 28,646 infected.

To get an idea of the severity of the disease, the number of deaths frighteningly represents almost 40% of the patients.

It is believed that a species of bat is the transmitter of the virus and the contagion happens when a person has contact with the remains of animals contaminated by it.

About the author  /  Priscilla de Cassia

Graduated in business administration and tax auditor, she has been a freelance writer since 2016 to cultivate her hobby for writing and to earn extra income. Currently, he writes about financial life, credit cards, air miles and travel, as well as curiosities in general.

Reviewed by  /  Junior Aguiar

Senior Editor

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