Pandemics/Epidemics in History

Can you name the diseases that caused these epidemics/pandemics in history?

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(Source) List of Epidemics

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Year	Location	Deaths	Symptoms	Disease
735–737	Japan	2,000,000	Scabs, Fever, Aching	Smallpox
~1000	Europe	Unknown	Joint Pain, Lightly colored patches, numbness	Leprosy
1346–1353	Eurasia and Northern Africa	75,000,000 – 200,000,000	Pneumonia, Blackened Skin, Vomiting	Bubonic Plague (Black Death)
1500s - 1800s	Central America	5,000,000–15,000,000	High fever, Vertigo, Dysentery	Cocoliztli (Salmonella)
1592–1596	Seneca Nation (USA and Canada)	Unknown	Watery Eyes, Rashes, Runny Nose	Measles
1700s–1800s	Europe	Unknown	Night Sweats, Coughing Blood, Weight loss	Tuberculosis
1735–1741	United States and British North America	20,000	Bluish Skin, Drooling, Painful Swallowing	Diphtheria
1793	Philadelphia	>5,000	Jaundice, Fever, Vomiting	Yellow Fever
1829	Netherlands	2,800	Fatigue, Headache, Vomiting	Malaria
1846–1860	Worldwide	>1,000,000	Diarrhea, Cramps, Thirst	Cholera
1866	Finland (Russian Empire)	270,000	Fast Breathing, Nausea, Aching	Typhus
1900s–Present	Worldwide	40,100,000	Rashes, Sore Throat, Fatigue	HIV/AIDS
1918–1920	Worldwide	25,000,000 – 50,000,000	Dry Cough, Chills, Loss of Appetite	Spanish Flu (Influenza)
2013–2016	West Africa	~11,000	Tiredness, Red Eyes, Nausea	Ebola
2019–Present	Worldwide	16,600,000–28,300,000	Fever, Dry Cough, Runny Nose	COVID-19

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