A research-based on the above topic:
In this paper, we’re gonna talk about Europe and what all this small continent caused.
Most of the pandemics in the past had been caused by the diseases originating in Europe. It is no surprise here. More than a billion people have died due to these diseases. Since Europeans have been colonizers in the past, they had spread their diseases to all over the world.
Let us learn about the diseases spread by this continent:
THE BLACK DEATH
- The Black Death plague which was originally originated in China dominated Europe from 1347 to 1665.
- It reached its peak in the years 1346-1356 where estimates place that around 75 million-100 million.
- Almost one-third of Europe perished.
SMALL POX AND MEASLES:
- Small Pox and Measles were the diseases that were introduced to the native population of North America brought by the Europeans.
- It reduce the number of native Americas by as much as 95%, killing 20 million.
- It was from 1509-1529
CHOLERA:
- The third global cholera pandemic of 1852 – 1866 began on the Ganges River Delta, spreading along trade routes throughout India, and from there to Russia, China, France, England, and the United States.
- In 1853–54, an epidemic of cholera broke out in London, where it claimed over 10,000 lives.
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