Pandemics have been challenging the existence of humankind since before the first recorded pandemic, the Bubonic Plague, in the 14th Century.
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Now Ebola stands at stage center demanding the world\'s attention as its most formidable foe in the 21st century.
Spanish Influenza was the scourge of civilization during the years of World War I while the AIDS outbreak overwhelmed North America in 1969.
For example, there was Smallpox in 1780 while the 1880s saw the rise of Tuberculosis.
Pandemics have been challenging the existence of humankind since before the first recorded pandemic, the Bubonic Plague, in the 14th Century