Covid 19: A Lesson for the History
description: Pandemics and global outbreaks of infectious diseases always have been a great challenge for human survival and life throughout history. The following three are clear examples of global outbreaks of plague. First, the outbreak started from Egypt in 541 CE and less than two years spread to the Middle East, Europe, Persia and north Africa; the second started in Central Asia; India, China and eastern Russia, but it not only affected Asia but also spread to Europe. Both pandemics had several waves during centuries and killed millions of people.
creator: Arman Zargaran
source: Journal of Research on History of Medicine
publisher: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
date: 2021
coverage: Medicine, History of medicine. Medical expeditions