Third Pandemic

:For more general information see Bubonic plague.

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A major plague pandemic in historic times, called the Third Pandemic, began in China in 1855, spreading the bubonic plague to all inhabited continents, and ultimately killing more than 12 million people in India and China alone. According to the World Health Organization, the pandemic was considered active until 1959, when worldwide casualties dropped to 200 per year.

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China - India - World Health Organization

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Bubonic plague is an infectious disease that is believed to have caused several epidemics or pandemics throughout history. Casualty patterns indicate that waves of this pandemic may have been from two different sources. The first was primarily bubonic and was carried around the world through ocean going trade, through transporting infected persons, rats and cargos harboring fleas. The second, more virulent strain, was primarily pneumonic in character with a strong person to person contagion. This strain was largely confined to Asia, particularly in Manchuria and Mongolia.

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Bubonic plague - Epidemic - Pandemic - Rat - Flea - Manchuria - Mongolia

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