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Plague of Athens (430 B.C.E.)
An article from the New World Encyclopedia
Justinian's Plague (First Plague Pandemic | 541 C.E.)
The Black Death (Second Plague Pandemic | 1340s C. E.)
Spanish Flu (Influenza | 1918-1919 C.E.)
HIV/AIDS (1980s →)
An article from Britannica School
An infographic showing HIV/AIDS prevalence around the world
Swine Flu (H1N1 influenza virus | 2009-2010)
An article from the Mayo Clinic
An article from STAT News. *Note: the article was written in 2019, a year before COVID-19
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 virus | 2020 →)
An article from Gale in Context Online
An article from Time Magazine about the best global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
An article about lessons learned so far during the pandemic