The Worst Epidemics Throughout History

Ebola Outbreak

Between 2014 and 2016, 28,600 reported cases of Ebola swept through West Africa, resulting in 11,325 deaths. First, it was discovered in Guinea, then moving onward toward Liberia and Sierra Leone. Most cases were reported in those three countries, but some other locations contracted it as well. These nations include Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, USA, and parts of Europe.

Next Page →

Advertisement

The More You Know

  • In 1945, Dwight D. Eisenhower predicted that people would try to dispel the holocaust as a falsehood, and ordered all possible photographs taken of the Nazi crimes to hinder any such attempts.
  • Male seahorses bear their young.
  • A reservoir in space holds 140 trillion times the amount of water in Earth's oceans.
  • Nutella was invented during WWII, when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.
Next Page →

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.