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. 2020 Oct 6;8:184457–184474. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3029130

TABLE 1. Pandemics of the Last 100 Years.

Disease Year Death Toll Fatality Rate Age Range Symptom Duration Symptom Onset Virus
Spanish Flu 1918–1920 50 million 2% 20–40 N.A. N.A. H1N1
Asian Flu 1957–1958 1.5–2 million 0.30% Immunity rare < 65 years N.A. N.A. H2N2
Hong Kong Flu 1968–1969 1 million 0.50% Over 65 4–5 days 1–2 days H3N2
SARS 2002–2003 770 4–10% Immunity rare < 65 years 14 days 10 days SARS-CoV
Swine Flu (H1N1) 2009–2010 Over 18k 0.01–0.03% 25 years and older 8 days 3–5 days Novel H1N1
MERS 2012-Now 850 35% 2–94 years 7–16 days 5–6 days MERS-CoV
Ebola 2014–2016 11.3k 39% 25–45 years 6–16 days 2–21 days Ebola Virus