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What were the worst pandemics in history? is ebola going to be one of them?
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Ebola/ pandemics.: 1. Black Death – Plague (1347 to 1351), 2. Spanish Flu – (1918). 3. Plague of Justinian (541) , 4. The Antonine Plague (165- 180). HIV /AIDS. As of 29 November 2014 – there have been > 16,000 Ebola cases in Western Africa and >7,000 deaths. Thus far, these numbers are no where near as high as the pandemics listed above.
Answered 6/27/2015
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