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Re: Apocalyptic Hunger
« Reply #30: August 24, 2012, 03:07:32 PM »
Quote from: Poliorketes on August 24, 2012, 02:56:33 PM
Yes, the Spanish flu (that it wasn't Spanish at all!) was the world-wide worst epidemic. If we look only Europe, probably the plague of Justinian was worse, or the Black Death.... I don't remember, but I think they kill about 1/3 Europe population.

I've seen similar estimate, but the Black Death spread over 7 years in Europe (longer worldwide), while the Spanish flu lasted only 24 months with peak activity being much shorter.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Spanish_flu_death_chart.png/787px-Spanish_flu_death_chart.png
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