The predecessor of coronavirus outbreak can be thought to be the ‘Spanish Flu Pandemic’ appeared in 1920. The Spanish Flu Pandemic infected a third of the world’s population and claimed the lives of 20–50 million people. Analysing data from World Health Organization (WHO), research organisations and global history available online, top 10 global pandemics from the human history have been categorized. Sixth Cholera Pandemic (1910 – 1911)Like its five previous incarnations, the Sixth Cholera Pandemic originated in India and killed over 800,000, before spreading to the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe, and Russia. The Sixth Cholera Pandemic was also the source of the last American outbreak of Cholera from 1910 to 1911.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 17, 2020 06:00 UTC