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This is a list of the largest known epidemics and pandemics caused by an infectious disease in humans. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included.
7 gru 2023 · The Black Death (1346–1353 CE) — one of the earliest pandemics with a methodically estimated death toll — killed around 50–60% of Europe’s population, approximately 50 million people, in just 6 years.3.
4 gru 2021 · Understanding the spread of SARS-CoV-2, how and when evidence emerged, and the timing of local, national, regional, and global responses is essential to establish how an outbreak became a pandemic and to prepare for future health threats.
31 lip 2021 · COVID-19 entered central Europe and the Balkan states 1–2 wk after the first reported cases in western Europe. It is assumed that COVID-19 entered Poland, The Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania from western European countries (Figure 1).
14 sty 2021 · The emergence and spread of infectious diseases with pandemic potential occurred regularly throughout history. Major pandemics and epidemics such as plague, cholera, flu, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have already afflicted humanity.
10 wrz 2020 · A subtree was inferred for viruses from (i) the first outbreak in Europe (Germany, BavPat) and identical viruses from China, (ii) outbreaks in Italy and New York, and (iii) other locations in Europe. Dotted lines represent branches associated with unsampled taxa assigned to Italy and Hubei, China.
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. Italy was the first European country to experience a major outbreak in early 2020, becoming the first country worldwide to introduce a national lockdown. [4]
