Covid-19 in the top 10 worst epidemics in the last 50 years

2019-nCoV or coronavirus evoked a state of concern worldwide. WHO classified the epidemic as a global public health emergency. The worst epidemics which have affected the world in the last 53 years are listed in the table below.

Name of the virus	Nature of the virus	Year	Number of people affected	Number of deaths	Mortality rate	Number of affected countries or territories
2019-nCoV ⁽¹⁾	Coronavirus is a new form of respiratory syndrome. The virus, which first appeared in China, is of animal origin and is transmissible between humans	2020	210 939 041	4 418 998	2.09%	210
Avian influenza A H7N9	Avian influenza virus. It was first discovered in Shanghai. The virus normally affects birds..	2013	1 568	616	39.30%	3
MERS ⁽²⁾	Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) viral respiratory disease first detected in Saudi Arabia.	2012	2 494	858	34.40%	28
H1N1 ⁽³⁾	Swine influenza: severe respiratory disease coming from different swine, avian and human influenza viruses.	2009	>762 630 000	>284 500	0.02%	214
SARS	Acute and severe respiratory syndrome. The epidemic, originating from China, is believed to stem from bats.	2002	8 096	774	9.60%	29
Nipah	Viral infection which appeared in Malaysia and Singapore. It is transmissible to human beings via contaminated porks. The natural hosts of this virus are bats.	1998	513	398	77.60%	2
H5N1	Avian influenza virus. The first human case of infection was in Hong Kong.	1997	861	455	52.80%	18
Henipavirus	A deadly respiratory or neurological impairment. It is transmissible to horses and human beings through bats.	1994	7	4	57%	1
Ebola ⁽⁴⁾	A hemorrhagic fever which originates from bats. The outbreak of the virus is Africa.	1976	33 577	13 562	40.40%	9
Marburg	Endemic virus which has spread in several African countries.	1967	466	373	80%	11

⁽¹⁾ Data of July 20, 2021
⁽²⁾ End of November 2009
⁽³⁾ Period between 2009 and 2010
⁽⁴⁾ On January 31, 2020

The different epidemics originate from viruses transmissible to human beings through animals: bats, birds, etc.

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Covid-19 in the top 10 worst epidemics in the last 50 years

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