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Break from the Grind April 27, 2020
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: How Many Pandemics Have There Been in the 21st Century?
The number of known pandemics are many, but their onsets have been relatively spread out over time—until the 21st century.
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How many pandemics have there been in the 21st century?
Five. Below is a list.
- SARS – started in 2002
- Swine Flu – started in 2009
- Ebola – started in 2014
- MERS – started in 2015
- COVID-19 – started in 2019
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