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The 1889–1890 pandemic, often referred to as the "Asiatic flu" [1] or "Russian flu", was a worldwide respiratory viral pandemic.It was the last great pandemic of the 19th century, and is among the deadliest pandemics in history.
Deaths from the 1889–1890 pandemic, a deadly pandemic that killed about 1 million people worldwide. The outbreak was dubbed "Asiatic flu" or "Russian flu" (not to be confused with the 1977–1978 epidemic caused by Influenza A/USSR/90/77 H1N1, which was also called Russian flu).
Deaths from the 1889–1890 flu pandemic (21 P) S. Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic (1 C, 112 P) U. Deaths from influenza in the United Kingdom (1 C, 40 P)
This is a timeline of influenza, briefly describing major events such as outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics, discoveries and developments of vaccines.In addition to specific year/period-related events, there is the seasonal flu that kills between 250,000 and 500,000 people every year and has claimed between 340 million and 1 billion human lives throughout history.
Epidemics and pandemics with at least 1 million deaths Rank Epidemics/pandemics Disease Death toll Percentage of population lost Years Location 2 1918 Flu: Influenza A/H1N1: 17–100 million 1–5.4% of global population [4] 1918–1920 Worldwide 2 Plague of Justinian: Bubonic plague 15–100 million 25–60% of European population [5] 541–549
Deaths from the 1889–1890 flu pandemic (20 P) Pages in category "1889–1890 flu pandemic" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Pages in category "1890 deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,787 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Some believe that the 1889–1890 Russian flu was caused by the influenzavirus A virus subtype H2N2, but the evidence is not conclusive. It is the earliest flu pandemic for which detailed records are available. [4] More recently, there are speculations that it might have been caused by one of the coronaviruses first discovered in the 1960s. [5]