Since ancient times, diseases have cropped up, decimating populations in a matter of months or even days.

Each day this week, @FRANCE24_en looks at a different great #pandemic in history. We start this series with the Plague of Athens, as told by Thucydides and @POB_journo
In ep. 2 of Pandemics in History, we talk about the #BlackDeath, a bubonic plague that travelled along the Silk Road towards the Mediterranean in the 14th century.

In 5 years, it killed off more than 1/3 of the population of the European continent & changed the course of history
In the 19th century, an evil ravaged #India, before arriving in #Europe via Russia, striking all echelons of society.

In the 3rd episode of "Pandemics in History", @POB_journo tells us more about #cholera ⤵️
"Pandemics in History": Just over a century ago, a plague terrorised the world, infecting a quarter of its population and killing tens of millions.

The H1N1 virus #pandemic came to be known as the #SpanishFlu.

@POB_journo explains ⤵️
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