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1857–1859 Europe and the Americas influenza epidemic 1857–1859 Europe, North America, South America Influenza: Unknown [158] 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic: 1862–1863 Pacific Northwest, Canada and United States Smallpox: 20,000+ [159] [160] [161] 1861–1865 United States typhoid fever epidemic 1861–1865 United States Typhoid ...
The global COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Europe with its first confirmed case in Bordeaux, France, on 24 January 2020, and subsequently spread widely across the continent. By 17 March 2020, every country in Europe had confirmed a case, [3] and all have reported at least one death, with the exception of Vatican City.
The Black Death, caused by the Plague, caused the deaths of up to half of the population of Europe in the 14th century. The term pandemic had not been used then, but was used for later epidemics, including the 1918 H1N1 influenza A pandemic—more commonly known as the Spanish flu—which is the deadliest pandemic in history.
The figures presented are based on reported cases and deaths. While in several high-income countries the ratio of total estimated cases and deaths to reported cases and deaths is low and close to 1, for some countries it may be more than 10 [7] or even more than 100. [8] Implementation of COVID-19 surveillance methods varies widely. [9]
The World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease a pandemic, with severe repercussions to human health and global economic activity. While WHO officials say the COVID-19 ...
Causes of variation in true CFRs between countries, include variations in age and overall health of the population, medical care, and classification of deaths. [ 6 ] Excess mortality statistics provide a more reliable estimate of all COVID-19-related mortality during the pandemic, though they include both "direct COVID-19 and indirect, non ...
European countries have reported a surge in whooping cough cases in 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, with 10 times as many identified as in each of the previous two years. In total, nearly ...
The worst epidemics and pandemics have ravaged humanity throughout its existence, but which were the deadliest? Some of the worst epidemics and pandemics in history have doomed whole civilizations ...