The Worst Pandemics in History - What Do They Teach Us? | After Skool

Oct 11, 2025

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The Worst Pandemics in History - What Do They Teach Us? Pandemics are disease epidemics that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents, or worldwide. A widespread endemic. Throughout history, there have been a number of pandemics of diseases such as smallpox and tuberculosis. One of the most devastating pandemics was the Black Death, which killed an estimated 100–200 million people in the 14th century. Current pandemics include HIV/AIDS and the 2019 coronavirus disease. Other notable pandemics include the 1918 influenza pandemic (Spanish flu) and the 2009 flu pandemic (H1N1).Please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AfterSkoolIf you want to get in touch, feel free to send an email of visit https://www.afterskool.netAlso, hit the notifications bell to see future animations! Thank you!Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291398/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321689453_The_Pandemic_and_its_Impacts https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/487111-what-we-can-learn-from-past-pandemics https://pmj.bmj.com/content/postgradmedj/81/955/315.full.pdf https://www.livescience.com/spanish-flu.html https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/history/history.html Follow the podcast for new episodes. We cannot change the world. But we can change ourselves...and that will change the world. The goal of this podcast is to empower the individual and deliver profound ideas through art. Find After Skool on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AfterSkool/videos Disclaimer: This podcast is an independent initiative inspired by the thought-provoking content of After Skool. It is created by a viewer who appreciates the depth of the ideas shared and wants to make them more accessible in an audio format. While every effort is made to preserve the essence of the original content, this is not an official After Skool production, nor is it affiliated with or endorsed by After Skool. All rights to the original material belong to After Skool. If you have any concerns regarding this podcast, please feel free to reach out.

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