Only now, with the progress of healthcare and better understanding of the basics of wellness and immunity, do we have a real opportunity to overcome the scourge of disease pandemics. The present, ongoing and escalating so-called COVID-19 pandemic threatens to be one of the most serious in history. Cyprian Plague (A.D. 250)Originating in Northeast Africa and crossing the Mediterranean, named after its best-known victim, the then Bishop of Carthage, the plague ravaged the Roman Empire. Cholera Pandemics (A.D. 1817 onwards)From 1817, successions of cholera pandemics arose, spread extensively by growing trade and colonial expansion to all parts of the world, causing millions of deaths. The pandemics spread to India, China and across to Africa and America.

Source: Bangkok Post May 28, 2020 08:15 UTC